Bone quality parameters of the distal radius as assessed by pQCT in normal and fractured women
The aim of this study was to test the ability of some indicators of different aspects of bone quality (assessed by peripheral quantitat...
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...
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 ...
Can exercise prevent osteoporosis
Commonly used definitions of osteoporosis rely upon the measurement of bone mass or bone mineral density and regard the difference betw...
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...
Klinische Diagnostik des Regelkreises Muskel-Knochen am Unterschenkel
Die Entstehung von osteoporose-bezogenen Frakturen kann nicht allein aus Knochenparametern abgeleitet werden, denn extravertebrale Frak...
Postmenopausal changes in the distribution of the volumetric BMD of cortical bone. A pQCT study of the human leg
Three different regions of interest (ROIs) were defined in pQCT scans (XCT-3000 machine, Stratec, Germany) taken at the tibial mid-diap...