Ewing's sarcoma is a relatively common malignant bone tumor that typically occurs in long bone diaphyses of adolescents and young adults of 10-30 years old. Often times, all Ewing's sarcoma of bone have radiographic abnormalities. Diagnosis is usually delayed and can be misdiagnosed as osteomyelitis. Bone to bone metastasis occurs, but soft tissue retro bulbar metastas...

osteoporosis as a skeletal disorder characterize by compromised bone strength predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture. all people should be encouraged to take efforts to prevent bone loss and fractures. nutrition is one of several factors that can be modified to reduce osteoporosis risk. the purpose of this review article is assessment the role of the other nutrients the exceptio...

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), methotrexate (MTX) is probably the most frequently used disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. It is also prescribed for other rheumatic and non-rheumatic diseases, such as juvenile RA, psoriatic arthritis, polymyositis, polymyalgia rheumatica, Horton’s arteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc. MTX has been reported to have negative effects on bone: the term "MTX ...

School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Since 1970 a number of studies have noted that osteoarthritis of the hip is uncommon in patients with femoral neck fracture.l The negative association between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis has been the subject of a detailed review by Dequeker,s who painted an attractive picture of two very different groups, the osteoporotic, slender with osteopenia and little degenerative joint change, and th...