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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2014 Maximizing peak bone mass in childhood is relevant to optimizing bone health in later life, so the study of the skeleton in children in health and disease is important. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the most widely used clinical tool for the assessment of bone status in children.
Judith Adams
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Knowledge about osteoporosis prevention among women screened by bone densitometry
Menopause Review, 2016 Introduction : Osteoporosis is an illness characterized by the handicapped endurance of the bones, causing an increased risk of fracture. Aim of the study was to establish the level of knowledge about osteoporosis prevention among women screened by ...
Mariola Janiszewska +3 more
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Osteoporosis International, 2012 SummaryWe used a microsimulation model to estimate the threshold body weights at which screening bone densitometry is cost-effective. Among women aged 55–65 years and men aged 55–75 years without a prior fracture, body weight can be used to identify ...
John T Schousboe +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is the commonest inherited form of rickets. It is caused by an impaired regulation of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) due to a PHEX gene mutation, which leads to reduced tubular reabsorption of phosphate and ...
Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, Stefano Mora
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DO OLDER PATIENTS “WARN” THAT THEY WILL SUFFER A NEW FRACTURE? [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2023 Objective: To evaluate whether patients older than 60 years admitted for fracture treatment had a history of previous fracture, a diagnosis of osteoporosis, or were under treatment for bone fragility.
SAMUEL BICHARA MELIN +3 more
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European Journal of Radiology, 1992 In response to our publication (Gluer et al, 1990a), Wilson and colleagues (1990) proposed the adoption of a uniform terminology and corresponding abbreviation for Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA). We supported this suggestion (Gluer et al, 1990b). Since then, the number of papers on DXA has increased considerably.
Genant, H. K. +6 more
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Bone densitometry worldwide: a global survey by the ISCD and IOF
Osteoporosis International, 2020 In a global survey of fracture liaison services, most reported that DXA access met needs. However, adherence to basic DXA quality and reporting procedures was confirmed by only around 50% of institutions and many required education for operators ...
M. Clynes +9 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and objectives: Osteoporosis and vitamin D3 deficiency may be risk factors of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and 25(OH) vitamin D3 deficiency in a group of ...
Katarzyna Miśkiewicz-Orczyk +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2020 Aim: Mandibular cortical index has proven to be inversely correlated to bone densitometry; however, trabecular bone pattern has not been widely studied. Thus, the main objectives of this study were: (1) to analyze the correlations between three different
Luciana Munhoz +4 more
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Bone densitometry and fat index after sleeve and subsleeve gastrectomy in animal model
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2022 Background: Previous studies have reported that gastrectomy and fundectomy can induce osteopenia. Body fat index is a new index of obesity that shows central obesity and other risks of obesity.
Hajar Khazraei +6 more
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