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Preference of Quality of Life Questionnaires and Risk Assessment Calculators in Osteoporosis: A Brief Report

open access: yesTürk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2023
Objective:The purpose of this study was to identify the most preferred measurement tools for assessing fracture risk and quality of life (QoL) in patients with osteoporosis (OP).Materials and Methods:The QoL questionnaires and risk assessment calculators
Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal   +6 more
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Age-dependent gender differences in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis during hospitalization in patients with fragility fractures

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background There is a gender difference in the acceptance of osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment in patients after fragility fractures, but this difference is rarely assessed during hospitalization, and it is unclear whether these differences are age ...
Qingmei Li   +7 more
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A retrospective review of the community medicine needs from osteoporosis services in Canada

open access: yesBMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022
Background Comprehensive, real-world osteoporosis care has many facets not explicitly addressed in practice guidelines. We sought to determine the areas of knowledge and practice needs in osteoporosis medicine for the purpose of developing an ...
Gregory A. Kline   +2 more
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Osteoporosis [PDF]

open access: yesBest Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 1995
Two complementary notions need to be considered in the definition of osteoporosis: a reduction in bone mineral density and the occurrence of fracture. Bone mineral density is an established determinant of the risk of future fracture, but current interventions are most usefully targeted before bone density has fallen to the levels at which fractures ...
C, Cooper, A, Aihie
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Impact of generic alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Introduction: Since alendronate became available in generic form in the Unites States in 2008, its price has been decreasing. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis ...
A Oleksik   +48 more
core   +10 more sources

Association between Serum Total Testosterone Level and Bone Mineral Density in Middle-Aged Postmenopausal Women

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Background. Hormone status strongly affects women’s health and quality of life. To date, studies investigating the association between total testosterone (T) level and bone mineral density (BMD) in women are limited and have yielded contradictory ...
JinXiao Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy fracture rates: Analysis of a marketScan® claims database cohort [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Several different classes of medications have been shown to be efficacious at preventing fractures in patients with osteoporosis. No study has compared real world efficacy at preventing fractures between all currently approved medications ...
Fox, Edward J.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Mechanical behavior of osteoporotic bone at sub-lamellar length scales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Osteoporosis is a disease known to promote bone fragility but the effect on the mechanical properties of bone material, which is independent of geometric effects, is particularly unclear.
Anna eShipov   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Association of cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells with bone mineral density and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Recent research has suggested that cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1) may be an important regulator of bone homeostasis. Furthermore, a whole gene chip analysis suggested that the expression levels of CLCF1 in the peripheral blood ...
Xuan Chen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Osteoporosis [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 2002
Abstract Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is a common condition affecting one in three women and one in 12 men, resulting in substantial morbidity, excess mortality, and health and social ...
Tuck SP, Francis RM
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