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Epidemiology of Orthopaedic Morbidities in Pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: In a religiously diverse country like India, visits to holy shrines situated at geographically diverse topographical spots are a common norm. “Shri Amarnath shrine” is one of the most sought after and difficult pilgrimage in the country and
Amit Kumar Salaria, Vishal Kumar, Prasoon Kumar, Ekta Dogra   +3 more
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Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2018
Importance By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than 50 years are expected to have osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures, particularly hip fractures, are associated with limitations in ambulation, chronic pain and ...
S. Curry, A. Krist, D. Owens, M. Barry, A. Caughey, K. Davidson, Chyke A Doubeni, J. Epling, A. Kemper, Martha Y. Kubik, C. Landefeld, C. Mangione, M. Phipps, M. Pignone, Michael Silverstein, M. Simon, Chien-Wen Tseng, J. Wong   +17 more
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Effects of risedronate treatment on vertebral and nonvertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Vertebral Efficacy With Risedronate Therapy (VERT) Study Group.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 1999
CONTEXT Risedronate, a potent bisphosphonate, has been shown to be effective in the treatment of Paget disease of bone and other metabolic bone diseases but, to our knowledge, it has not been evaluated in the treatment of established postmenopausal ...
S. T. Harris, N. Watts, H. Genant, C. McKeever, T. Hangartner, Michael I Keller, C. Chesnut, Jacques P. Brown, E. Eriksen, M. Hoseyni, D. Axelrod, P. Miller   +11 more
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INJURY RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN PHYSICAL / SPORTS ACTIVITY

Annales Kinesiologiae, 2015
Purpose: The aim of the article is to define the injury risk factors in physical/sports activity and how they may correlate.  Methods: A systematic review of electronic databases MEDLINE, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect and Cinahl in May 2015 has ...
Marina Dobnik
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Effect of Abaloparatide vs Placebo on New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016
IMPORTANCE Additional therapies are needed for prevention of osteoporotic fractures. Abaloparatide is a selective activator of the parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor.
P. Miller, G. Hattersley, B. Riis, Gregory C. Williams, E. Lau, L. A. Russo, P. Alexandersen, C. Zerbini, Ming‐yi Hu, A. Harris, L. Fitzpatrick, F. Cosman, C. Christiansen   +12 more
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Effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with low bone density but without vertebral fractures: results from the Fracture Intervention Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 1998
CONTEXT Alendronate sodium reduces fracture risk in postmenopausal women who have vertebral fractures, but its effects on fracture risk have not been studied for women without vertebral fractures.
S. Cummings, D. Black, D. Thompson, W. Applegate, E. Barrett-Connor, T. Musliner, L. Palermo, R. Prineas, S. Rubin, J. Scott, T. Vogt, R. Wallace, A. Yates, A. LaCroix   +13 more
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The Usefulness of the Endonasal Incisional Approach for the Treatment of Nasal Bone Fracture

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012
Background Among all facial fractures, nasal bone fractures are the most common, and they have been reduced by closed reduction (CR) for a long time. But several authors have reported suboptimal results when using CR, and the best method of nasal bone ...
Hyo Seong Kim, Hyeun Woo Suh, Ki Young Ha, Boo Yeong Kim, Tae Yeon Kim   +4 more
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LETTER TO EDITOR REGARDING “SHORT SEGMENT FIXATION OF THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES WITH PEDICLE FIXATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE FRACTURE”

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2019
Dear Editor, we read with great interest the article by Dr. Caruso et al. published in your journal which addresses the controversial and actual topic of short segment fixation with short screws in fractured vertebra for thoracolumbar vertebral fractures.
Alessandro Rava
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The Impact of High Dose Glucocorticoids on Bone Health and Fracture Risk in Systemic Vasculitides

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Systemic vasculitides are a range of conditions characterized by inflammation of blood vessels which may manifest as single organ or life-threatening multisystem disease.
Christopher David Box, Owen Cronin, Owen Cronin, Barbara Hauser, Barbara Hauser   +4 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly: consequences for bone loss and fractures and therapeutic implications.

Endocrine reviews, 2001
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the elderly, especially in the housebound and in geriatric patients. The establishment of strict diagnostic criteria is hampered by differences in assay methods for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. The synthesis of vitamin D3 in the
P. Lips
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