Alendronate increases bone density and bone strength at the distal radius in postmenopausal women
In addition to the alendronate Osteoporosis Intervention Trial (FOSIT) core protocol 901-0A of 1908 enrolled patients, the use of perip...
Influence of muscle strength on bone strength during childhood and adolescence
In connection with the prevention of osteoporosis, paediatrics is challenged with ensuring the optimal formation of the skeletal system...
Problems of bone analysis in childhood and adolescence
The monitoring of bone metabolism and skeletal development during childhood and adolescence is becoming increasingly important in the p...
The development of the skeletal system in children and the influence of muscular strength
In a study on 14 healthy children aged from 6 to 13 years, the volumetric spongiosa bone density (SBD), cortical bone density (CBD), bo...
Clinical evaluation of a high-resolution new peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT) scanner for the bone densitometry at the lower limbs
Precision, long-term stability, linearity and accuracy of the x-ray peripheral quantitative computerized tomographic (pQCT) bone scanne...
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in human long bones: evaluation of in vitro and in vivo precision
Despite the excellent performance in clinical practice and research, the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is restricted by the inherent...
Bone density reduction in various measurement sites in men and women with osteoporotic fractures of spine and hip: the European quantitation of osteoporosis study
We have measured bone mineral density (BMD) using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the spine and hip, spinal quantitative computed to...
Measurement of forearm bone in children by peripheral computed tomography
By means of peripheral computed tomography (pQCT), adult cortical bone density and volume was shown to be under a fixed rectilinear rel...
Diagnostic sensitivity of peripheral quantitative computed tomography measurements at ultradistal and proximal radius in postmenopausal women
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is a bone densitometry technique that is able to provide real volumetric bone densit...