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Objectives: To use the computed tomography (CT) attenuation of the foot and ankle bones for opportunistic screening for osteoporosis.
Methods: Retrospective study of 163 consecutive patients from a tertiary care academic...
This review considers the evidence base and current knowledge for pharmacological treatment options that are available for pain control in patients with vertebral fractures sustained after a low trauma incident....
Objectives: Bisphosphonate is associated with a decreased risk of vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis. However, there are limited studies on how poor compliance with bisphosphonate affects the risk of vertebral...
Objectives: To evaluate the role of trabecular bone score (TBS), in addition to bone mineral density (BMD), and to aid decision making to initiate anti-osteoporotic treatment in postmenopausal women with...
Objectives: Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is observed in immobile stroke patients. But it is not clarified yet how rapidly BMD reduction occurs or what the most influencing factor to...