Evaluation of FRAX to character ...
Summary The UK FRAX model was evaluated retrospectively in Polish women assessed 11 years previously for fracture risk. Results were compared with f ...
Association between socioeconom ...
Summary For most causes of mortality and morbidity, a socioeconomic gradient exists; however, this systematic review identified limited evidence for ...
Targeted intervention reduces r ...
Summary In the present prospective controlled observational study, we investigated the effect of a coordinated intervention program on 4-year refrac ...
Changes in the contents of enzy ...
Summary Improvements in total content of enzymatic cross-linking, the ratio of hydroxylysine-derived enzymatic cross-links, and non-enzymatic advanc ...
Fall mechanisms, bone strength, ...
Summary Three modifiable factors of fall direction, poor bone strength, and depression were associated with an increased risk of hip fractures for e ...
Effects of risedronate on bone ...
Summary Aminobisphosphonates promote osteoblastogenesis while inhibiting adipogenesis in vitro. Their effect on adipogenesis in vivo remains unknown ...
Compromised osseous healing of ...
Summary The goal of this study was to document how treatment with high doses of zoledronic acid affects dental extraction healing. Our results, show ...
Homozygous deletion of the UGT2 ...
Summary Previously, homozygous deletion of the UGT2B17 gene has shown association with hip fracture. Using a highthroughput qRT-PCR assay, we genoty ...
Prospective comparison of the t ...
Summary Most post-vertebroplasty new-onset adjacent vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) occur within 2– 3 months, and antiresorptive agents do no ...
Lumbar spine bone mineral densi ...
Summary This analysis examines lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) of US adults from NHANES 2005.2008 by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Prevalenc ...
Fasting and postprandial spot u ...
Summary Clinicians can diagnose high urine calcium by asking patients to collect urine for 24 h or to provide a random urine specimen. In this study ...
Effect of different dress style ...
Summary Ultra-orthodox Jewish lifestyle, which encourages modest dress and indoor scholarly activity, represents a risk factor for vitamin-D deficie ...
The impact of subtrochanteric f ...
Summary Hospital diagnosis codes are useful for assessing hip fracture rates in large populations. However, these codes do not reliably differentiat ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sclerostin levels during growth ...
Summary Serum sclerostin levels are associated with cortical porosity, suggesting that changes in sclerostin production during growth may play a rol ...
Ethnic difference of clinical v ...
Summary Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures. Data on the vertebral fracture risk in Asia remain sparse. This study observ ...
Fracture risk prediction using ...
Summary We evaluated the predictive ability of FRAX® in a cohort of 815 Japanese women. The observed 10-year fracture rate did not differ significan ...
General Anesthesia for Children ...
Severe heart failure in children is uncommon. The anesthetic management of children with this condition is challenging. The authors aimed to identif ...
Comparison of Gastrointestinal ...
This study aimed to compare the incidence of gastrointestinal complications among infants with singleventricle heart defects after three first-stage ...
Electrophysiologic Studies and ...
Ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) often resists medical therapy, making radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) the preferred treatment. This study r ...
Cardiac Troponin T in Children ...
The existence of cardiac damage in active rheumatic carditis patients is unknown, especially in those without pericarditis. The aim of this study wa ...
Use of a Cardioselective Beta-B ...
The data on the efficacy of atenolol for long- QT syndrome (LQTS) are controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of atenolol for pedia ...
Novel NKX2-5 Mutations in Patie ...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common cardiovascular malformation and an important contributor to substantial morbidity and mortality. Increasing e ...
Acute Progressive Mitral Regurg ...
This report describes six previously healthy infants with acute mitral valve chordal rupture. Although their initial symptoms were mild respiratory ...