The value of peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in the diagnosis of osteoporosis
AIM: To evaluate the accuracy of distal radial pQCT in discriminating between osteoporotic fracture and non fracture cases and its effi...
Mandible and maxilla bone mineral density and threshold analysis studies by pQCT in two edentulous women receiving pamidronate
The mandible and maxilla of two edentulous women, treated during 25 weeks with oral pamidronate, were monitored by peripheral quantitat...
Effects of teriparatide [recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34)] on cortical bone in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
Treatment with teriparatide (rDNA origin) injection ] reduces the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fragility fractures and increases ...
Analysis of the structure and strength of bones in celiac disease patients
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the pathogenesis of bone mass loss and weakening affecting patients with celi...
Patient-specific microarchitecture of vertebral cancellous bone: a peripheral quantitative computed tomographic and histological study
This study directly compares peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and histology for the assessment of 11 morphological pa...
Analysis of muscle strength and bone structure in children with renal disease
Bone structure and muscular strength of 30 children with renal disease were investigated by peripheral computed tomography and grip str...
Analysis of the musculoskeletal system in children and adolescents receiving anticonvulsant monotherapy with valproic acid or carbamazepine
OBJECTIVE: To examine bone development in children and adolescents who have uncomplicated idiopathic epilepsy and had received monother...
Changes of trabecular bone density in elderly subjects: a 4-year prospective pQCT study
In large cohort studies changes in bone density and mass are often described statistically as mean values over a period of time1,2. Thi...
Changes in bone density during childhood and adolescence: an approach based on bone’s biological organization
Bone densitometry has great potential to improve our understanding of bone development. However, densitometric data in children rarely ...