background: ageing of population worldwide will be responsible for a major increase of the incidence of osteoporosis in elderly. for the individual, osteoporotic fractures result in great disability as well as loss of quality of life and also represent an enormous burden for healthcare systems. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and it's association with s...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the relation between differently measured sports activities (metabolic equivalent [MET] and peak strain score) and distal radius bone mineral density in college-aged women. METHODS Lifetime sports activity was scored in two different ways: 1) a sports activity score by multiplying the intensity (METs) and duration and 2) a sports activity score by ...

Significant improvements in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) concerning quality, image resolution and image acquisition time have allowed the development of various functions. DXA can evaluate bone quality by indirect analysis of micro- and macro-architecture of the bone, which and improve the prediction of fracture risk. DXA can also detect existing fractures, such as vertebral fractures...

Concern for impaired bone health in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) has led to increased interest in bone densitometry in this population. Our study assessed bone mineral apparent density (BMAD) and whole-body bone mineral content (BMC)/height in pediatric patients with NF-1 with a high plexiform neurofibroma burden. Sixty-nine patients with NF-1 (age range 5.2-24.8; mean 13.7 ± 4...

aim :  the goal of the present study was to assess the effect of omeprazole on bone mineral density and frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis. background : the effect of omeprazole on bone turnover and the role of stomach ph alteration in calcium absorption have not been completely understood. patients and methods : in a case-control study, 58 patients who were referred to loghman hospital, ...

PURPOSE The target of our work was to study several biochemical parameters in phospho-calcic and bone metabolism in blood and urine and the bone mineral density of women with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study with a control group of 85 women divided into 3 groups: group 1 consisted of 25 women without a history of nephrolithiasis, gr...

Objective: To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Community of Madrid. Materials and methods: The BMD was estimated in 40 children with SCD, and with an age range between 3 and 16 years, using densitometry (DXA), as recommended by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD). Results: The mean age at the time of the study was 7.97 ...

HYPOTHESIS The selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene hydrochloride inhibits intimal hyperplasia. DESIGN Controlled laboratory experiment. SETTING Experimental animal model. INTERVENTION AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Forty-three senile female sheep were randomized to sham operation, ovariectomy, or ovariectomy followed by treatment with 17beta-estradiol or raloxifene. Six months aft...