patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, we evaluated all patients referred to a single rheumatology clinic for bone mineral density measurements from 2009 to 2010. all patients who had bone mineral density measurements taken from the hip, lumbar spine, forearm, and whole body were enrolled in the study. standard bone mineral density measurements were performed using a dual energy x-...

osteoporosis is a major public health problem in iran. bone densitometry is used to diagnose osteopenia and osteoporosis and if necessary, prevent bone fractures, especially that of femoral neck. bone density is related to several factors including race, age, sex, environmental factors and nutrition. no comprehensive study has been performed in iran, yet. among the 10 to 75 year-old population ...

Objective: Increased risk of osteoporosis in patients with diabetes is confirmed. However, earlier biomarker as a diagnostic tool for diabetic osteopenia and osteoporosis is absent on clinical diagnosis. Osteoinductive factor (OIF) is known to be an essential component of the bone matrix. We aimed to investigate the relationship between OIF and 2 diabetes mellitus in combination with osteopenia...

UNLABELLED Many fractures occur in women with moderate fracture risk caused by osteopenia. Strontium ranelate was studied in 1431 postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Vertebral fracture risk reduction of 41-59% was shown depending on the site and fracture status at baseline. This is the first report of antivertebral fracture efficacy in women with vertebral osteopenia. INTRODUCTION Women wit...

Aim to assess the prevalence of low muscle mass and bone density in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), depending on level glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).
 Material methods.The study included 187 (mean age 65.16 4.31 years), who were tested for fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, osteocalcin (OC), procollagen 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP), C-terminal I collagen telopeptides (B-CTX), 25-h...

background celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which causes malabsorption in genetically susceptible patients who consume gluten. celiac disease is not limited to the gastrointestinal system, and exhibits different signs and symptoms in other organs. malabsorption of calcium and vitamin d can cause osteomalacia and secondary hyperparathyroidism. celiac disease is no longer a rare disease a...

Osteoporosis characterized by low bone mass/osteopenia can be identified using radiomorphometric indices in routine panoramic radiographs. This study estimates the prevalence of osteopenia in 50-80 years age group, using panoramic mandibular index (PMI), mental index (MI) and mandibular cortical index (MCI). PMI, MI and MCI were applied on 36 panoramic radiographs; MI and MCI were compared with...

We report about four cases of marked subchondral osteopenia on followup radiography after trauma and prolonged disuse. This localized form of disuse osteopenia has not been reported in details beside the followup imaging of talar neck fractures, where it is known as the "Hawkins sign." Due to its unique morphology, it can be easily recognized as a benign finding in posttraumatic followup imagin...

32 Arbune Manuela str. 8. N. Alexandrescu Str, Bl. B4B, Ap. 19, Galati, Romania, zip code 800121, [email protected] Abstract. Evaluation of bone density in HIV patients is recommended by the present international guidelines for HIV management, but it is not a routine practice in Romania until now. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of osteopenia in HIV+ patients from Ga...