INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis and tooth loss have been linked with advancing age, but no clear relationship between these conditions has been proven. Several studies of bone mineral density measurements of the jaw and spine have shown similarities in their rate of age-related deterioration. Thus, measurements of jawbone density may predict lumbar vertebral bone density. Using jawbone density as a p...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) remains controversial. An inverse relationship between spine OA and the presence of prevalent vertebral fractures has been shown in osteoporotic women. Our objective was to assess this relationship in osteoporotic men. METHODS All the patients had OP based on densitometric data and were aged ≥ 65 years. Spine radiogr...

Background: Nowadays, fracture surgery represents a big part of the orthopedic surgeon workload, and usually has associated major clinical and social cost implications. We report a patient case of hip fracture with acute pulmonary edema treated with inguinal lumbar plexus block for analgesia and spinal anesthesia with low dose of isobaric bupivacaine for surgery. Case Report: A 85-year-old fema...

This study reports on a case of lymphoma in a 13-year-old patient who came to a consultation with lumbar pain. The patient had suffered low-intensity trauma in the lumbar region that resulted in persistent pain of progressive nature. In an emergency evaluation, radiographic examination showed a spinal fracture. The patient was then sent to the specialist outpatient clinic of the same hospital. ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and sagittal spinal balance in the Korean elderly population. METHODS The retrospective study included subjects aged 60 years and above, who had whole-spine lateral radiography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) within a year's gap between each other. Sagittal vertical axis (SVA) for evaluation of sagittal s...

A 74-year-old man with high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, who had been evaluated in our unit 13 months earlier for atrial fibrillation, underwent cardioversion with no apparent structural heart disease. One month later he was diagnosed with T4N3M0-stage adenocarcinoma of the lung and received chemotherapy and radiation therapy. In February 2011, the patient was hospitalized for in...

Apart from the conventional risks, low bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the risk factors for bone fracture. Interestingly, the incidence of bone fracture is highest among patients with chronic renal failure, but there is little data comparing the BMD of patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) with normal persons. The authors, therefore, compared the BMD between ...

OBJECTIVE Bisphosphonate, a typical bone resorption inhibitor, is an important first-line drug for treating osteoporosis. Recent studies show a novel paradigm in stimulating bone formation. Teriparatide, which is composed of recombinant human parathyroid hormone, stimulates osteoblasts and induces bone regeneration. Bone mineral density (BMD) that was used before and after the treatment with an...

RATIONALE Lumbar burst fractures are frequent injury resulting from high-energy trauma, and the patients suffer from pain and the neurologic dysfunction. Although minimally invasive techniques have advanced rapidly, it was the first time to apply transforaminal endoscopic combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation to treatment of lumbar burst fractures. PATIENT CONCERNS A 33-year-old m...