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OBJECTIVES: There are lack of study for the association between osteoporosis and reduced quality of life in Korean. In this study, the association between osteoporosis and reduced quality of life...
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine clinical efficacy of Korean FRAX model with respect to prediction of osteoporotic fracture risk and eligibility of osteoporosis treatment in Korean patients with hip fractures.
MATERIALS...
OBJECTIVES: We investigated drug adherence of once yearly intravenous bisphosphonate in patients with osteoporosis or osteoporotic fractures, and factors that influence their adherence.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients treated with once yearly...
Malignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism are the common causes of hypercalcemia. Although hyperthyroidism may induce mild asymptomatic hypercalcemia, it is very rare that hyperthyroidism causes symptomatic hypercalcemia with a serum calcium...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of facet joint injection for acute phase of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture as alternative method for vertebrolplasty.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2001 to May 2007,...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical significance of vertebral bone bruise (VBB) in terms of subsequent collapse after osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral fractures.
METHODS: We reviewed 41 consecutive patients with 46 osteoporotic thoracolumbar...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between polymorphisms of secreted frizzled related protein (sFRP) genes, circulating osteoprotegerin (OPG), and soluble receptor activator of NF-kB ligand (sRANKL), and bone mineral density (BMD)...
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to develop a method of evaluation based on finite element analysis (FEA) using micro-CT images for the measurement of trabecular bone strength.
METHODS: The...