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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"fracture incidence"”.
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Hip Fracture Incidence and Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Sweden in Recent Decades
An increase in hip fracture incidence during the recent half-century has been reported worldwide and has been predicted to continue. Recent publications, however, have reported stable or even decreasing hip fracture incidence. No reports evaluate whether these changes in hip fracture incidence are …
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Exercise in Youth and Long-Term Effects on Bone and Joints
… population, the number of osteoporosis-related fractures and osteoarthritis (OA)-related hip and knee arthroplasty procedures is increasing. The individual suffering and the burden on society for these conditions is immense. Genetic contribution for the variance in bone mineral density (BMD) is …
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Vitamin D and calcium supplementation for reducing hip fractures in the elderly.
… all elderly people, which increases the risk for fractures. Osteoporotic fractures can affect any bone with hip fracture being the most serious. Vitamin D and calcium are known to have beneficial effects on bone and are often prescribed for bone health. This review critically analysed studies that …
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Risk factors for fractures - a link between metabolic bone disease and cardiovascular disease
Introduction: Fractures and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are a burden to society, as they result in high morbidity and mortality in both men and women. Aim: The aim was to study prospectively modifiable risk factors for fractures in the general population and to possibly identify a link between …
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Bone health in Gambian women: impact and implications of rural-to-urban migration and the nutrition transition
… with the recent rise in osteoporotic fragility fracture incidence in many countries. Predictions indicate that hip fracture incidence will increase 6-fold in Africa and Asia by 2050, partially attributed to demographic transition and population ageing. Differences in areal bone mineral density …
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Influence of Mechanical Stimulation on the Quantity and Quality of Bone During Modeling
Skeletal fractures due to bone disease impact an estimated 1.5 million Americans per year, creating a large economic burden on our society. Treatment of bone diseases prior to fracture often involves bisphosphonates (current gold-standard in osteoporosis care and prevention). Although …
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Bone Health Outcomes in Post-Lung Transplant Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
… long-term bone mineral density (BMD) trends, and fracture incidence between the two patient populations, and examined factors associated with post-LTx fractures in CF patients. RESULTS: Compared with non-CF patients, patients with CF were younger, had lower body mass index, and lower baseline BMD …
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Sex-specific changes in bone structure and strength during growth: pQCT analysis of the mid-tibia
… aging men have over aging women with respect to fracture incidence and the prevalence of osteoporosis. Primary Objectives: 1)To compare bone surface changes at the periosteal and endosteal surface of the tibial midshaft in boys and girls. 2)To compare how bone density at the tibial midshaft is …
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Bone health and cardiovascular risk in hypopituitary patients on complete hormone replacement, including GH
… (BMD). Low BMD is correlated to increased fracture risk. There are no studies on fracture risk in GHD patients on GH therapy and no studies on BMD in adults with childhood onset (CO) craniopharyngioma (CP) on GH therapy. We have shown a doubled fracture incidence in CO GHD women and …
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Soft Tissue Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Bone Development in Young Girls
… there have been recent findings of a greater fracture incidence in obese children compared to those of normal weight. Overall, the relationship between excess adiposity and bone remains controversial, with reports of both augmented and compromised bone mass accrual in overweight and obese …
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Automated Modelling of Cortical Bone from Clinical CT
… skeletal disease characterised by an increased incidence of fragility fractures. In this thesis I develop a new technique capable of measuring the thickness of the previously unmeasured endocortical region, and providing an improved measure of the cortical bone mineral density (cBMD) from …