Mechanographic characteristics of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease
The present study comprised 29 adolescents and young adults (15 females, 14 males; aged 14.1-23.9 years) with congenital heart disease ...
Improved peripheral cortical bone geometry after surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism in postmenopausal women
CONTEXT: Cortical bone geometry is one of the most important components of bone strength. Excess endogenous PTH or intermittent PTH adm...
Bone density, structure, and strength in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: importance of disease severity and muscle deficits
OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of musculoskeletal deficits (muscle cross-sectional area , trabecular volumetric bone mineral densi...
Characterising cortical density in the mid-tibia: intra-individual variation in adolescent girls and boys
BACKGROUND: Inter-individual differences in cortical bone volumetric density (CoD), such as those related to sex, are a product of diff...
Tibial bone geometry in chronic stroke patients: influence of sex, cardiovascular health, and muscle mass
This study aimed to examine the geometry of the tibia in chronic stroke survivors. Fifty-five ambulatory individuals with chronic strok...
Innovative Wege und Aufgaben in der Physiotherapie und Rehabilitation von bewegungsgestörten Kindern und Jugendlichen
Am Beispiel des Rehabilitationskonzeptes „Auf die Beine“ wird gezeigt wie die Integration von existierenden klassischen Therapieformen ...
Long-bone changes after pamidronate discontinuation in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta
Cyclical intravenous pamidronate is a widely used symptomatic therapy in moderate to severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). The effects o...
Comparison of the skeletal effects of the progestogens desogestrel and levonorgestrel in oral contraceptive preparations in young women: controlled, open, partly randomized investigation over 13 cycles
AIM: This 12-month study was conducted to evaluate the skeletal effects of two monophasic oral contraceptives containing 20 mug of ethi...
Muscle function improves during growth hormone therapy in short children born small for gestational age: results of a peripheral quantitative computed tomography study on body composition
BACKGROUND: Short small for gestational age (SGA) children can be affected by a lack of muscle mass rather than fat mass. They also fac...
Methods for measurement of pediatric bone
Many experts believe that optimizing bone mineral accrual early in life may prevent childhood fractures and possibly delay the developm...