Geographic trends in incidence ...
Summary A comprehensive review of literature was conducted to investigate variation in hip fracture incident rates around the world. The original cr ...
Measuring health-related qualit ...
Summary The Male Osteoporosis Assessment Questionnaire (OPAQ™) is a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument that can differentiate between ...
Mechanical loading-related chan ...
Summary Osteocyte sclerostin is regulated by loading and disuse in mouse tibiae but ismore closely related to subsequent local osteogenesis than the ...
Circulating osteocalcin level i ...
Summary In agreement with the results of animal studies, the plasma osteocalcin level is positively associated with improved glucose tolerance and i ...
Response to “Effects of Vitamin ...
We would like to thank Maria Fusaro and colleagues for their suggestion that habitual intake of natto may have a beneficial effect on vascular healt ...
Prevalence of osteoporosis amon ...
Summary In this prospective study, we measured bone mineral density (BMD) in 1,041 cancer patients undergoing an oncological rehabilitation program ...
Impact of a centralized osteopo ...
Summary We conducted a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effect of a centralized coordinator who identifies and follows up with fracture patie ...
Osteoporotic changes of subchon ...
Summary Subchondral trabecular bone structure was analyzed in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients using 3-T MRI to investigate structural features of ...
Does increased sunlight exposur ...
Summary Sunlight exposure by improving vitamin D status could be a simple public health strategy in reducing falls among frail elder people. In a ra ...
Risk factors for fracture in el ...
Summary Risk factors for fractures were assessed in a random sample of 4,696 elderly men followed for 5.4 years. Results highlighted the importance ...
The rate of hip osteoarthritis ...
Summary We found no difference in the rate of radiological hip osteoarthritis in the injured hip when comparing 349 patients with proximal femoral f ...
Predicting EQ-5D-US and SF-6D s ...
Summary Linear regression was applied to data from 275 persons with osteoporosis-related fracture to estimate EQ- 5D-US and SF-6D health state value ...
The direct cost of acute hip fr ...
Summary Data on the true acute care costs of hip fractures for patients admitted from care homes are limited. Detailed costing analysis was undertak ...
Incidence of hip fracture and p ...
Summary The incidence of hip fractures in Turkey increased markedly from that reported in 1988/1989 so that FRAX® models for Turkey should be revise ...
Exercise and fractures in postm ...
Summary This trial is the first exercise study that focuses on fracture incidence as a primary study endpoint. Although we marginally failed to dete ...
Multi-site bone ultrasound meas ...
Summary About 75% of patients suffering from osteoporosis are not diagnosed. This study describes a multi-site bone ultrasound method for osteoporos ...
Predictors of new and severe ve ...
Summary We examined prevalent and recent vertebral fractures in 1 year as predictors of new vertebral fractures over subsequent 2 years using data f ...
Omentin-1 exerts bone-sparing e ...
Summary Omentin-1 inhibited osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In co-culture systems of osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors, omentin-1 reduced o ...
Sustained efficacy and safety o ...
Summary In this 2-year extension of a 3-year study, bazedoxifene showed sustained efficacy in preventing new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal w ...
Relationships of percent body f ...
Summary We examined ethnic difference in the association of body fat and trunk fat with bone mineral density (BMD) among Chinese, white, and black s ...
Algorithms can be used to ident ...
Summary Physician-billing claims databases can be used to determine the incidence of fractures in the community. This study tested three algorithms ...
Relationships of muscle strengt ...
Summary This work explores the relationships of muscle strength and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP ...
Serum 25(OH)D concentrations in ...
Summary This study assesses vitamin D status in Israel. Serum 25(OH)D levels <25 and <50 nmol/L are common in Israel with noted differences between ...
Treatment satisfaction and pers ...
Summary Women in POSSIBLE US™ who expressed greater treatment satisfaction at study entry were more likely to persist with osteoporosis therapy over ...
Skeletal findings in children r ...
Summary Eighty children with nephrotic syndrome underwent lumbar spine densitometry and vertebral morphometry soon after glucocorticoid initiation. ...