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Fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease
Український Журнал Нефрології та Діалізу, 2021 . Despite rapid progress in improving dialysis technology in recent years, the mortality of patients treated with renal replacement therapy remains quite high.
S. L. Dudar
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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, 2002 The advent of 'biological internal fixation' is an important development in the surgical management of fractures. Locked nailing has demonstrated that flexible fixation without precise reduction results in reliable healing.
S. Perren
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Mechanical sensing protein PIEZO1 regulates bone homeostasis via osteoblast-osteoclast crosstalk
Nature Communications, 2020 Wolff’s law and the Utah Paradigm of skeletal physiology state that bone architecture adapts to mechanical loads. These models predict the existence of a mechanostat that links strain induced by mechanical forces to skeletal remodeling.
Lijun Wang +5 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Four‐dimensional cone‐beam CT (4D CBCT) incorporates oversampling of 3D data to reconstruct multi‐phase CBCT data sets representing distinct phases of the breathing cycle based on a diaphragmatic correlate of respiratory motion. Motion artifacts and blurring can be reduced relative to three‐dimensional cone‐beam (3D CBCT), allowing ...
Colton Baley +4 more
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 13.a: HDR brachytherapy, part B
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract The goal of this report is to assist the clinical medical physicist in assuring that key quality standards and practice considerations are met to ensure safe, reliable, and reproducible high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) treatment. This guideline has been developed to provide appropriate minimum standards for such services.
Susan L. Richardson +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2018 The consolidated way of diagnosing and treating osteoporosis in order to prevent fragility fractures has recently been questioned by some papers, which complained of overdiagnosis and consequent overtreatment of this pathology with underestimating other ...
Fabio M Ulivieri +8 more
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The physical, psychological and social impact of long bone fractures on adults: A review
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019 Background: Long bone fractures are common injuries caused by trauma and are a common cause for referral to hospitals. Little consideration has been given to the impact of long bone fractures in adults despite the World Health Organization’s statement ...
Sevani Singaram, Mergan Naidoo
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Does Superior Bone Health Promote a Longer Lifespan?
Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2021 Introduction Public health achievements throughout the last century have resulted in a steady increase in life expectancy. An emergent subset has distinguished themselves, living well beyond the ninth decade by avoiding or delaying the onset of most age ...
Stephanie R. Dayer MD +5 more
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Bone Metastasis: Mechanisms, Therapies and Biomarkers.
Physiological Reviews, 2020 Skeletal metastases are frequent complications of many cancers, causing bone complications (fractures, bone pain, disability), which negatively affect the patient's quality of life.
P. Clézardin +7 more
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Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
Stevie Barry +2 more
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