Prevalence of Low Bone Mass and Osteoporosis in Ireland: the Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) Project [PDF]
Osteoporosis is a common disease that has a significant impact on patients, healthcare systems, and society. World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria for postmenopausal women were established in 1994 to diagnose low bone mass (osteopenia) and ...
John J. Carey +13 more
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Diagnosis of Low Bone Mass Density: Serological versus Radiological Methods [PDF]
Osama A Shaikhomar,1 Abdelghnay H Abdelghnay,2,3 Haitham MH Qutob4 1Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt; 3Faculty of Applied Medical ...
Shaikhomar OA, Abdelghnay AH, Qutob HMH
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Low bone mass secondary to antipsychotic medications
Background and Objective: Antipsychotic medications are known to cause low bone mass. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis secondary to patients taking antipsychotic medications.
Abdallah S Al-Omran +4 more
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The effect of non-pharmacological interventions on bone health among patients with low bone mass: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background and objectiveLow bone mass represents a critical period for “watchful waiting” interventions to prevent osteoporosis. This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of non-pharmacological interventions for patients with low bone mass.
Xiaona Na +20 more
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Association of IGF-1 Level with Low Bone Mass in Young Patients with Cushing’s Disease [PDF]
Purpose. Few related factors of low bone mass in Cushing’s disease (CD) have been identified so far, and relevant sufficient powered studies in CD patients are rare.
Wanwan Sun +7 more
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Utility of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Detection of Low Bone Mass-A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Poiana IR +4 more
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Osteocyte β1 integrin loss causes low bone mass and impairs bone mechanotransduction in mice [PDF]
Background: The key focal adhesion protein β1 integrin plays an essential role in early skeletal development. However, roles of β1 integrin expression in osteocytes during the regulation of bone homeostasis and mechanotransduction are incompletely ...
Lei Qin +14 more
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Risk factors of low bone mass in young patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia [PDF]
ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of low bone mass and associated risk factors among children and adolescents suffering from transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT).MethodsIn this study, a total of 389 children and adolescents with TDT (236 males
Wei Zhang +12 more
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Low Bone Mass and Klinefelter Syndrome
Kalyani Sridharan +2 more
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Comprehensive assessment of primary and secondary low bone mass using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and cone beam CT-a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Poiană IR +3 more
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