Osteoporosis News
| Aug 26, 2010 – SOURCE: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism | |||
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Tracking of appendicular bone mineral density for 6 years including the pubertal growth spurt: Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis Kids Cohort Study | |
| Bone development up to early adulthood plays an important role in determining the risk of osteoporosis later in life. However, bone development in children has not been fully documented by longitudinal studies in Japanese children. The purpose of this stu | |||
| Aug 26, 2010 – SOURCE: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism | |||
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Do musculoskeletal degenerative diseases affect mortality and cause of death after 10 years in Japan? | |
| There are several reports from Europe and the United States on mortality from musculoskeletal degenerative diseases; however, no reports have been published from Japan. This study is the first that has examined whether musculoskeletal degenerative disease | |||
| Aug 26, 2010 – SOURCE: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | |||
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The correlation of osteoporosis to clinical features: a study of 4382 Female Cases of a Hospital Cohort with musculoskeletal symptoms in Southwest China | |
| ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: By analyzing the clinical features and risk factors in female patients with musculoskeletal symptoms of Southwest China, this report presents the initial analysis of characteristics in this region and compared with international eval | |||
| Aug 26, 2010 – SOURCE: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | |||
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Infiltration of plasma rich in growth factors for osteoarthritis of the knee short-term effects on function and quality of life | |
| PURPOSE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent, chronic, degenerative condition that generates a high expense. Alternative and co-adjuvant therapies to improve the quality of life and physical function of affected patients are currently being sought. | |||
| Aug 25, 2010 – SOURCE: American Journal of Roentgenology | |||
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Morphologic Change in Vertebral Body After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: Follow-Up With MDCT | |
| OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate maintenance of spinal canal size and restoration of vertebral height and wedge angle after percutaneous vertebroplasty. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study included 27 patients (19 women, eight | |||
| Aug 24, 2010 – SOURCE: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD Online) | |||
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Subregional effects of meniscal tears on cartilage loss over 2 years in knee osteoarthritis | |
| OBJECTIVES: /st>Meniscal tears have been linked to knee osteoarthritis progression, presumably by impaired load attenuation. How meniscal tears affect osteoarthritis is unclear; subregional examination may help to elucidate whether the impact is local. Th | |||
| Aug 24, 2010 – SOURCE: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | |||
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Cartilage and Meniscus Assessment Using T1rho and T2 Measurements in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Osteoarthritis | |
| OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate meniscal degeneration in healthy subjects and subjects with osteoarthritis (OA) using T(1rho) and T(2) measurements and to examine the interrelationship between cartilage and meniscus abnormalities. MET | |||
| Aug 24, 2010 – SOURCE: Journal of Trauma® Injury, Infection, and Critical Care | |||
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Effects of hybrid plating with locked and nonlocked screws on the strength of locked plating constructs in the osteoporotic diaphysis | |
| BACKGROUND:: Hybrid plating (HP) may improve fixation strength of locked plating (LP) constructs by combining the use of locked and nonlocked screws within a bone segment. This biomechanical study evaluated whether a hybrid bridge plating construct provid | |||
| Aug 24, 2010 – SOURCE: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD Online) | |||
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Meta-analyses of genes modulating intracellular T3 bio-availability reveal a possible role for the DIO3 gene in osteoarthritis susceptibility | |
| OBJECTIVE: /st>To study whether common genetic variants of the genes involved in the complex regulatory mechanism determining the intracellular bio-availability of T3 influence osteoarthritis onset. METHODS: /st>In total 17 genetic variants within the gen | |||
| Aug 24, 2010 – SOURCE: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | |||
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Treatment with TNF-alpha Inhibitor Infliximab Might Reduce Hand Osteoarthritis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis | |
| OBJECTIVE: s. To investigate the association between systemic and local inflammation and incident and progressive radiographic secondary osteoarthritis (OA) in interphalangeal joints (IPJs) over three years in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and the ef | |||
