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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Bone densitometry"”.
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Women's Actions Related to Health Behaviors after Receiving Bone Mineral Density Results: An Exploratory Study
Bone densitometry is the only clinically acceptable and objective method for the accurate measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), bone mass, and the prediction of bone fracture risk. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the primary diagnostic bone densitometry tool used in clinical …
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Effect of Vertebroplasty with Bone Filler Device and Comparison with Balloon Kyphoplasty
… cost. PURPOSE: To analyze vertebroplasty with a bone filler device compared with conventional kyphoplasty. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study for comparison of two operation groups. PATIENT SAMPLE: Two-hundred twenty-two patients treated from January 2008 to October 2012 OUTCOME MEASURES: …
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How do early environment, diet and physical activity interact to determine bone development in young children?
… & physical activity) in the determination of bone mineral accrual by aged 6 years, assessed by a) bone densitometry b) hip structural analysis c) pQCT measurement of the tibia in children born to mothers from the Southampton Women?s Survey.<br/><br/>Methods: Children were recruited at 6 years …
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Bone health in elite ballet dancers: a multidisciplinary approach
… dancers are at greater risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD) compared to general population; however, some published studies also highlight the positive effects of dance training on bone metabolism. Given the existing controversy, the aim of the current work was a) to investigate …
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Evaluation of bone strength: microtomographic tecniques
… mechanical and histomorphometrical properties of bone. The main objects of this study were the bone tissue properties and its resistance to mechanical loads. Moreover, the knowledge about the equipment selected to carry out the analyses, the micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), was improved. …
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Development of musculoskeletal models for the design and the pre-clinical validation of hip resurfacing prosthesis
… specific finite element (FE) models of long bones from Computed Thomography data. The proposed protocol consisted in the numerical analysis of the prosthesis biomechanics by deterministic and statistic studies so as to assess the risk of biomechanical failure on the different operative …
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Profound childhood deafness in South Africa : a clinical and molecular genetic approach
… is an autosomal recessive disorder of bone overgrowth with a high gene frequency among the Afrikaner population of South Africa. Gene mapping of this disorder has important implications for affected families in terms of pre-natal diagnosis and the detection of asymptomatic gene …
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Bone speed of sound in overweight and normal-weight girls and adolescents
… with many health problems, one of which is bone quality. In adult females, adiposity is associated with increased bone mineral density, suggesting that there is a protective effect of fat on bone. However, the association between adiposity and bone strength during childhood is not clear. …
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The Impact of Vitamin D Status upon Markers of Athlete Health
… associations between vitamin D status and bone mineral density and cardiac health; (Bischoff-Ferrari, Kiel, et al., 2009; Marwaha et al., 2011) particularly in racial minorities and athletic populations. Whilst it is considered that athletes should have ‘sufficient’ vitamin D …
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The effect of long term training on the bone mineral density and muscle strength of perimenopausal athletes
… produced a positive relationship with regional bone mineral density (BMD) and muscle strength. Method: Three groups of perimenopausal athletes (n=20) plus a control group (CON) (n=20) had Total Body BMD and body composition measured by DEXA (Hologic QDR 2000) and isometric strength of dominant …
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Risk factors for bone fragility and fracture in postmenopausal women
… of this thesis was to evaluate risk factors for bone fragility and fractures in postmenopausal women in a long-term perspective. The study period spanned from the age of 48 to age 82 and is thus unique in its length. The studied sample was homogeneous and consisted of 390 north European women …
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The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Lifestyle Factors, and Body Composition in a Fit College Population
… dissertation was to explore the determinants of bone mineral density and weight change in a fit, college-aged population. Specifically, this dissertation is a series of four papers that examined the determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) at multiple skeletal sites in men and women at college …