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Osteomalacia

Vnitřní lékařství, 2023
Osteomalacia with characteristic histomorphometric, radiographic, laboratory and clinical features is a prominent syndrome of disturbed bone mineralisation in adulthood. From an etiological point of view, osteomalacia is usually caused by substrate (calcium, phosphate) deficiency, presence of excess mineralization inhibitors or deficiency or ...
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Osteomalacia

Baillière's Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1997
Osteomalacia is a generalized bone disorder characterized by impairment of mineralization, leading to accumulation of unmineralized matrix or osteoid in the skeleton. The classical clinical features of osteomalacia include musculoskeletal pain, skeletal deformity, muscle weakness and symptomatic hypocalcaemia.
R M, Francis, P L, Selby
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Osteomalacia

Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2008
The finding of low bone mineral density with a T-score of -2.5 or below on dual energy x-ray absorptiometry is usually reported as indicating that the patient has "osteoporosis" according to the World Health Organization classification, and, in postmenopausal women, it is often assumed that this is due to estrogen deficiency.
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Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 2010
As the population ages, the amount of metabolic bone disease and number of fractures will increase. It is imperative that health care providers screen and treat patients at risk of metabolic bone disease. There is much research ongoing in this field and the number of treatment options will greatly expand. Focusing on ways to maximize the development of
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Osteomalacia in ureterosigmoidostomy

Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1969
(1) A case of severe osteomalacia with chronic metabolic acidosis following ureterosigmoidostomy is described. (2) Treatment with alkali reversed the acidosis and induced positive phosphate balance. Maintenance therapy with alkali alone has been continued for twenty-four months without recurrence of symptoms.
Rosemarie Freaney   +2 more
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Osteomalacia in thyrotoxicosis

Metabolism, 1964
Abstract In order to evaluate the skeletal changes in thyrotoxicosis, alterations in calcium and phosphorus metabolism were studied in 15 patients with established thyrotoxicosis who were free from renal or cardiac disease. The percentage retention after intravenous administration of a standard calcium infusion was determined, and a roentgenologic ...
Henry G. Haas   +4 more
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OSTEOMALACIA IN THE ELDERLY

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1977
Over recent years it has been demonstrated that there is a significant incidence of osteomalacia in elderly patients presenting with fractures of the femoral neck. The results of a survey carried out on all patients admitted to St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, with fractures of the upper end of the femur over a 12‐month period are presented, and the ...
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What Is Osteomalacia?

1980
A commonly accepted answer to this question given in many textbooks is ‘softness of bones caused by an increase in the relative amount of unmineralized bone matrix’. This definition is still valid, but only as long as the physical characteristics of a softening of bone are respected.
Attila J. Olah, Robert K. Schenk
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