Epidemiological studies have shown relationships of adult bone mineral status with birth weight and diet in early life. Most of these s...
Alterations in bone characteristics associated with glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether bone characteristics in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) are influenced by blood glucose ...
Correlates of bone quality in older persons
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: In a population-based sample of older persons, we studied the relationship between tibial bone density and geomet...
Changes in bone mass and bone turnover following tibial shaft fracture
INTRODUCTION: Bone loss occurs in the regional bone following tibial shaft fracture. An earlier cross-sectional study showed that measu...
A densitometric and morphometric analysis of the skeleton in adults with varying degrees of growth hormone deficiency
CONTEXT: Low bone mass is a characteristic feature of the adult GH deficiency (GHD) syndrome, but recent dual-energy x-ray absorptiomet...
Structural adaptations to bone loss in aging men and women
INTRODUCTION: Bone apposition on the subperiosteal surface and bone loss from the endocortical surface during aging establish the exter...
Association of an aromatase TTTA repeat polymorphism with circulating estrogen, bone structure, and biochemistry in older women
Osteoporosis is a disease that is strongly genetically determined. Aromatase converts androgens to estradiol in postmenopausal women, t...
Diagnostik im Umbruch
Auf dem zweiten interdisziplinären Forum 'Knochen und Muskeln - Neue Welten' gab es neue Erkenntnisse über den Zusammenhang von Muskeln...
Is muscle power output a key factor in the age-related decline in physical performance? A comparison of muscle cross section, chair-rising test and jumping power
Ageing compromises locomotor capacity and is associated with an increased risk of falls. Several lines of evidence indicate that both c...