Renal bone disease is a heterogeneous group of metabolic bone diseases that requires quantitative bone histomorphometry to make the correct differential diagnosis. Included in this group is osteoporosis. However, osteoporosis in stage 4 to 5 chronic kidney disease cannot be diagnosed on the basis of bone mineral density criteria established by the World Health Organization or the presence of fr...

Interpreting asymmetric bone mineral density in the bilateral hips on dual energy x-ray absorptiometry requires investigation into the potential causes, both real and artifactual. Silicone gluteal implants have been reported to cause abnormally elevated bone mineral density. We report a case of abnormally low bone mineral density in a patient with bilateral gluteal implants. This is likely due ...

SUMMARY: This study, based on phalangeal bone mineral density (BMD) of 1,174 community dwelling male volunteers aged 50 years or more from seven provinces in Sri Lanka, shows 5.8% prevalence of osteoporosis among them. Advancing age, less physical activity, and low body weight were associated with low BMD. Men with larger families were more likely to have a lower bone mineral density. PURPOSE: ...

Purpose Autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin (OPG) have been associated with osteoporosis. The aim was to develop an immunoassay for OPG autoantibodies and test their diagnostic usefulness of identifying women general population with low bone mineral density. Methods Included were 698 women at mean age 55.1 years (range 50.4-60.6) randomly selected from the general population. Measurement o...

UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to assess bone mineral density and vitamin D metabolism in patients on chronic anticonvulsant therapy. METHODS Sixty-nine men, outpatients on chronic anticonvulsant therapy, who had been treated for at least 5 years, were studied, comparing them to thirty healthy controls. Bone mineral density was measured as well as serum levels of calcium, ionized calciu...

introduction: rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is the most common autoimmune joint disease. osteoporosis is a well-known consequence of ra. objective: the aim of the present study was to determine the interrelationship between radiographic findings and bone mineral density (bmd) in patients with ra. methods: 70 patients with established ra (according to 1987 acr criteria) were included in a cross-sect...

background: osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mineral density (bmd) that leads to an increase in bone fragility, causing an individual to be at an increased risk for fractures. asian-indians are at an increased risk for developing osteoporosis. considering the number of asian-indians in the us is rapidly growing, they likely could be an underappreciated popu...

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background: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) is considered the gold standard for non-invasive measurement of bone mass. t-scores and z-scores are used to present the results of bone mass. the present study was designed to evaluate the discordance between t-scores and z-scores calculated at a same level and its relation with age, gender and body mass index (bmi) in a representative sample ...

BACKGROUND Calcium supplements increase bone mass in children, but the effect does not persist once supplementation is discontinued. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether milk intake during childhood and adolescence, when controlled for current calcium intake, is associated with adult bone mass (ie, bone mineral content), bone mineral density, and the incidence of ost...