BACKGROUND Little is known about osteoporosis medication use among high-risk patients in nursing homes (NHs). We studied the patterns and predictors of osteoporosis medication use in elderly patients who sustained a fracture and were admitted to an NH. METHODS We linked pharmaceutical claims data from 2 state-run drug assistance programs for elderly patients to Medicare data for the years 199...

the present study assessed the real life therapeutic effects of weekly doses of alendronate in treating a group of osteoporotic patients in iran. the present historical cohort was conducted on patients who had undergone two or more bone mineral densitometry within an interval of 1.5-2 years in shariati hospital bone mineral density department between 2002 and 2010.patients were asked by phone a...

background: osteoporotic compression vertebral fractures are common clinical problems. in those with refractory fractures, percutaneous cement augmentation has been suggested. the aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty in iranian patients with refractory osteoporotic fractures. methods: we retrospectively studied 37 osteoporotic fractures in 28 p...

extractosteoporosis is one of the most serious  debilitating health problems that older people deal with it. but can be prevent or minimize more than any other health problem . two new patients were admitted to the orthopedic ward of a crowded hospital in the city. one of them is a 60 year old woman who had vertebral compression fractures during coughing and eventually left the hospital with ch...

abstract objectives: radiomorphometric indices measured on simple radiographic images can be used for qualitative and quantitative assessment of bone. panoramic radiographic imaging can therefore assist dentists in early detection of osteoporosis in patients. considering the effect of ethnic and environmental factors on development of osteoporosis and absence of normal values of radiomorphometr...

CONTEXT Osteoporosis is a common and costly disease that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of direct evidence supporting the benefits of bone mineral density (BMD) screening on osteoporosis outcomes. However, there is indirect evidence to support screening for osteoporosis given the availability of medications with good antifracture efficacy. This paper addresses ...

BACKGROUND With increased life expectancy of the world's population that has taken place in recent decades, there has been growth in the incidence of illnesses of the most advanced ages, including osteoporosis. However, changes in musculoskeletal disorders are not yet so clear. This study proposes to evaluate musculoskeletal alterations in osteoporotic postmenopausal women and healthy and corre...

Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease in which genetic determinants are modulated by hormonal, environmental and nutritional factors. An important clinical risk factor in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis is the presence of genetics polymorphism in/around susceptibility genes/regions. This study explored whether the region of 4q22.1, which confers risk of developing osteoporosis in some popul...

OBJECTIVE Clinically, we found the increased incidence of acquired colesteatoma in the patients with osteoporosis. In this study, we used a retrospective cohort to examine this association and to investigate the possible mechanism. METHODS We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study by using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We identified an osteoporosis ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine whether MSC are excellent materials for MSCs transplantation in the treatment of osteoporosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied normal, osteoporosis, and TERT-transfected MSC from normal and osteoporosis rats to compare the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation using RT-PCR and Western blot by constructing an ovariectomized rat model of ...