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Bone fractures after menopause [PDF]
Every year 30% of individuals above age 65 fall, and falls are the principal cause of bone fractures. To reduce fracture incidence requires both prevention of falls and maintenance of bone strength.PubMed searches were performed, for studies of the epidemiology of fractures, bone physiology, endocrine effects, osteoporosis measurement, genetics ...
D. H. Barlow +16 more
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Liver transplantation in primary biliary cirrhosis: Risk assessment and 11-year follow-up [PDF]
Background/Aims: Liver transplantation (LTx) is the only established treatment in patients with end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Although short-term survival after LTx in this group of patients is usually good, few data exist on the long-term ...
Beuers, Ulrich +8 more
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Thiazolidinediones and bone fractures [PDF]
The topic of increased risk of bone fracture associated with thiazolidinediones (TZD) treatment first drew international attention when a higher rate of fractures in women with diabetes treated with rosiglitazone was reported in the A Diabetes Outcome Program Trial (ADOPT)1. Subsequently, a number of clinical trials and observational studies addressing
Kaku, Kohei, Hashiramoto, Mitsuru
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Bone Health, Fragility Fractures, and the Hand Surgeon
Fragility fractures, which are often linked to osteoporosis, are fractures resulting from minimal trauma or low-impact falls. Although osteoporosis treatment can reduce risk of fragility fractures, many patients do not meet diagnostic criteria for ...
Jessica Ong, MD, PhD +5 more
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The prevention of osteoporotic fracture is an essential socioeconomical priority, especially in the developed countries including Japan. Estrogen, selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs), and bisphosphonate are potent inhibitors of bone resorption;
Atsushi Suzuki +3 more
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Temporary brittle bone disease:association with intracranial bleeding [PDF]
We report 20 infants aged between 1 month and 6 months found to have subdural bleeding and also multiple unexplained fractures in a pattern similar to that described earlier as temporary brittle bone disease. Child abuse seemed unlikely as a cause of the
Ayoub +105 more
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Cement injection and postoperative vertebral fractures during vertebroplasty
Objective Vertebroplasty is the most widely used method for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF). During this procedure, bone cement is injected into the vertebral body.
Le Hu +6 more
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Alzheimer’s disease and its associated risk of bone fractures: a narrative review
BackgroundAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is the major cause of dementia in the aged population. Recent researches indicate that patients with AD have a significantly increased fracture risk, but the pathological mechanisms ...
Bing-Na Zhou, Qian Zhang, Mei Li
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Adverse events and safety issues associated with physical activity and exercise for adults with osteoporosis and osteopenia: A systematic review of observational studies and an updated review of interventional studies [PDF]
Objectives: We conducted a systematic review to identify adverse effects of physical activity and/or exercise for adults with osteoporosis/osteopenia. We synthesised evidence from observational studies, and updated three previously published systematic ...
Clark, Emma M. +7 more
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Fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease
. 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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