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As we get older, our bones get thinner and their strength decreases. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become very weak and are more likely to break. It often...
Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mineral density (BMD) associated with fragility fractures. It is characterized by unbalanced bone remodeling activity leading to bone loss and eventually fractures. Osteoporosis-related fractures...
BACKGROUNDS: The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of new fractures after treatment with alendronate or raloxifene in patients with compression fractures treated with cement augmentation.
METHODS: 140...
OBJECTIVES: Some studies have suggested that lumbar spine and hip bone mineral density (BMD) are not associated with distal radius fractures (DRF), and a few studies have investigated regional BMDs...
The surgical treatment of osteoporotic bone is remarkably increasing with aged population. The problem of osteoporotic bone surgery is bone-implant failure such as screw pullout or cutout due to poor...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the associations of the general characteristics and bone mineral density (BMD) of postmenopausal women, and determine the correlation of years since menopause (YSM) at 5-year interval.
METHODS: A...
BACKGROUNDS: Many reports have proposed a significant role for vitamin D in immune mediated disease. This study analyzed the lymphocyte subsets according to serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels in postmenopausal...