Operationalizing Treat-to-Target for Osteoporosis [PDF]
Treat-to-target (TTT) for osteoporosis is a concept for individualizing patient treatment decisions that focuses on achieving an acceptable level of fracture risk rather than response to treatment alone.
E. Michael Lewiecki
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Osteoma cutis: rare painful tumor in atypical location [PDF]
Osteoma cutis or cutaneous ossification is a rare entity characterized by the formation of bone in the skin. We present an isolated primary osteoma cutis located on the palm, an atypical location.
María Encarnación Gómez Sánchez +3 more
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Histomorphometric bone assessment in patients with fracture of the proximal end of the femur [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a difference on the bone architecture in patients with femoral neck fracture compared to patients with intertrochanteric fractures and assess the importance of aging on bone microarchitecture in patients with ...
Caio Gonçalves de Souza +3 more
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Obesity, Bone Loss, and Periodontitis: The Interlink
Obesity and periodontitis are both common health concerns that have given rise to considerable economic and societal burden worldwide. There are established negative relationships between bone metabolism and obesity, obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM ...
Pengfei Zhao, Aimin Xu, Wai Keung Leung
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Comparison of the long bone microstructure of two southern African marine birds, the Cape gannet (Morus capensis) and the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) with respect to their aquatic adaptations [PDF]
The Cape gannet (Morus capensis) and the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) have distinct aquatic adaptations for locomotion. The gannet, which is an efficient flying bird, uses both fore- and hind limbs to propel itself under water. On the other hand,
Dabee, Vidushi Prema
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Comparative Analysis of the Effect of Two Therapeutic Ultrasound Protocols for Regeneration of a Critical Bone Defect [PDF]
Objective To compare the effect of two therapeutic ultrasound protocols, with different times of exposure in the regeneration of critical bone defect. Methods Forty-five male rats were distributed among three experimental groups: therapeutic ultrasound ...
Ana Flávia Calmon Daltro +5 more
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Current treatments for osteoporosis and other bone degenerative diseases predominately rely on preventing further bone erosion rather than restoring bone mass, as the latter treatments can unintentionally trigger cancer development by undiscriminatingly ...
Rachel DuMez +7 more
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Is miniscrew primary stability influenced by bone density?
Primary stability is absence of mobility in the bone bed after mini-implant placement and depends on bone quality among other factors. Bone quality is a subjective term frequently considered as bone density.
Mariana Marquezan +4 more
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THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ULNAR NUTRIENT FORAMEN: A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS.
Background: The arteries that provide nutrients to the bone enter the bone of the ulna through the nutrient foramina. During bone grafting, it is necessary to understand the position and number of nutrient foramina to ensure that the bone grafts have a ...
Mahesh Dhoot +2 more
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Ewing’s Sarcoma Multifocal Metastases to Temporal and Occipital Bone: A Rare Presentation [PDF]
Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) is a common malignant bone tumour seen to involve long bones, flat pelvic bones and ribs and vertebrae in majority of cases.
Kanika Rana +4 more
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