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Risk factor identification and prevention of osteoporosis in the primary care setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
On one of her visits, MB Borg, a 54 year old lady, showed concern about her risk of developing osteoporosis. Lately, she had been listening to a series of radio and TV programmes on this matter where particular emphasis was put on bone density scans. She
De Gabriele, Patricia
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A Miniature Rotary Electrostatic Clutch for Assigning Multi‐Degrees of Freedom to Insect‐Scale Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Insect‐scale crawling robots can traverse confined environments; nevertheless, their functionalities are predominantly restricted to sensing because of challenges in integrating actuated degrees of freedom. Herein, a miniature rotary electrostatic clutch is presented by incorporating cutting patterns in the clutch layer.
Jongeun Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CT Evaluation of Pelvic and Hip Fractures

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
Introduction: To analyze the spectrum of pelvic and hip joint injuries by computed tomography in patients attending to emergency. Methods: CT evaluation with multiplanar and 3-D reformations of 62 patients done with pelvic and hip fractures during 18 ...
Umesh Kumar Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Further Evidence That Chondrocalcinosis 1 (CCAL1) is a Confirmed Mendelian Phenotype With a Known Molecular Basis

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chondrocalcinosis (CCAL), also known as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPDD), is a frequent multifactorial condition in the elderly, but there are two rare autosomal dominant Mendelian forms, CCAL1 (OMIM %600668) and CCAL2. Only three families with molecularly proven CCAL1 have been reported.
Anna‐Christina Pansa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exonic Variation and Its Clinical Impact in 7221 Old Order Amish

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Amish of Lancaster County, PA has been the focus of genetic studies for many years due to its demographic history and unique genetic makeup that includes a historical bottleneck event and subsequent genetic drift, resulting in a marked decrease in genetic diversity and increased frequency of some variants that have substantially shaped the
Braxton D. Mitchell   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing hip fractures in the elderly

open access: yesClinical Interventions in Aging, 2011
Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USADate of preparation: 6th December 2010 Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical ...
Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin
doaj  

Prevention and Clinical Management of Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia

open access: yesGeriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2010
Hip fractures and dementia increase exponentially with age, and patients who are afflicted by both conditions suffer significant morbidity and mortality.
Isaura B. Menzies MD, MPH   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRUCTURAL PECULIARITIES OF PROXIMAL HIP BONE AS RISK FACTOR OF HIP FRACTURES IN IRKUTSK POPULATION

open access: yesНаучно-практическая ревматология, 2002
Objective. To investigate the several parameters of femoral neck geometry associated with hip fracture risk in Siberial population. Material anil methods.
L. V. Menshikova, N A Khramtzova
doaj   +1 more source

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