Leisure physical activity and the risk of fracture in men
BACKGROUND: Data from previous studies are inconsistent, and it is therefore uncertain whether, to what extent, and at what level leisu...
The Response of Elderly Female fast Gait to Whole Body Vibration
Older adults walk more slowly than healthy young adults at fast and normal walking speeds. These age-associated changes in mobility imp...
Whole body vibration in cystic fibrosis – a pilot study
Introduction: In cystic fibrosis (CF), bone mass deficits as well as a lack of muscle mass and force have been described. The bone mass...
Osteoporosis in men
With the aging of the population, there is a growing recognition that osteoporosis and fractures in men are a significant public health...
Effects of Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on bone density and bone metabolism before and after peak bone mass: a case-control study
INTRODUCTION: Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA; Depo-Provera, Tadworth, UK) contraception is used by more than 9 million women w...
Bone size normalizes with age in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to establish whether type 1 diabetes has a long-term effect on bone development in children and ad...
Relationship between endogenous parathyroid hormone and bone metabolism/geometry in female patients treated with glucocorticoid
Although the role of PTH (parathyroid hormone) has been debated in glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis (GIO), clinical data about ...
Glucocorticoid excess affects cortical bone geometry in premenopausal, but not postmenopausal, women
Glucocorticoid (GC) excess causes a great increase in fracture risk, but the effects of GC excess on cortical bone geometry are unknown...
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in children and adolescents: the 2007 ISCD Pediatric Official Positions
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) has mainly been used as a research tool in children. To evaluate the clinical utilit...