Accuracy of pQCT for evaluating the aged human radius: an ashing, histomorphometry and failure load investigation
INTRODUCTION: Quantifying the determinants of bone strength is essential to understanding if or how the structure will fail under load....
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...
Reduced bone mineral density in adults treated with high-dose corticosteroids for childhood nephrotic syndrome
BACKGROUND: Children with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) receive repeated courses of high dose oral prednisolone. No previous...
Effects of calcium, dairy product, and vitamin D supplementation on bone mass accrual and body composition in 10-12-y-old girls: a 2-y randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relative effectiveness of calcium supplementation from food or pills with or without vitamin D su...
Bone measurements by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in children with cerebral palsy
OBJECTIVE: To use peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) to determine bone measurements in patients with cerebral palsy (CP...
Long-term protein intake and dietary potential renal acid load are associated with bone modeling and remodeling at the proximal radius in healthy children
BACKGROUND: Protein and alkalizing minerals are increasingly described as playing a major role in influencing bone status, not only in ...
Digital radiogrammetry as a new diagnostic tool for estimation of disease-related osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis compared with pQCT
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential of a new osteogeometric technology based on digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) as a diagnostic...
Differences in peak bone mass in women of European and South Asian origin can be explained by differences in body size
There are few data concerning the occurrence of peak bone mass in women of South Asian origin. The aim of this study was to determine t...
Bone loss is detected more frequently in patients with ankylosing spondylitis with syndesmophytes
OBJECTIVE: To define the relationship between bone growth (syndesmophytes) and bone loss (osteoporosis) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS)....
Neurofibromin and its inactivation of Ras are prerequisites for osteoblast functioning
Skeletal problems and osteoporosis occur in up to 50% affected neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) humans. Inactivation of neurofibromin res...