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The relationship between bone strain index, bone mass, microarchitecture and mechanical behavior in human vertebrae: an ex vivo study
The aim of this study was to determine whether the Bone Strain Index (BSI), a recent DXA-based bone index, is related to bone mechanical behavior, microarchitecture and finally, to determine whether BSI improv...
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Open AccessAssociation of circulating hsa-miRNAs with sarcopenia: the SarcoPhAge study
To identify a microRNA signature associated to sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults form the SarcoPhAge cohort.
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A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies
The relationship between self-reported falls and fracture risk was estimated in an international meta-analysis of individual-level data from 46 prospective cohorts. Previous falls were associated with an incre...
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Spondyloarthritis and Sarcopenia: Prevalence of Probable Sarcopenia and its Impact on Disease Burden: The Saspar Study
To evaluate the prevalence of probable, confirmed, and severe sarcopenia in spondyloarthritis (SpA), according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2019 (EWGSOP2) definition. A total of 103...
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C-reactive protein predicts endocortical expansion but not fracture in older men: the prospective STRAMBO study
In older men, higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations were associated with faster prospectively assessed endocortical expansion (distal radius, distal tibia) and slightly higher corti...
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Association between health literacy and medication adherence in chronic diseases: a recent systematic review
Poor medication adherence is a serious barrier to successful chronic disease management. Previous reviews reported that low health literacy could be associated with medication non-adherence but conclusions wer...
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Open AccessCryoglobulinemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study of 213 patients
The clinical value of cryoglobulinemia (CG) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is largely unknown. The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the characteristics of CG in SLE, its impact on SLE phe...
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Open AccessPractices among General Practitioners in Rheumatoid Arthritis (GEPRA-I): results of a region-wide online survey
To assess current practice regarding the management of rheumatoid arthritis patients among general practitioners of a French region, and their perception about the deployment of a multidisciplinary collaboration.
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Risk Factors for the Incident Decline of Physical Performance in Older Men: The Prospective Strambo Study
Risk factors of physical performance decline in older men remain uncertain. We assessed risk factors of incident physical performance deterioration in older men followed up prospectively. In a cohort of 821 me...
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Dual-energy CT hybridation and kernel processing effects on the estimation of bone mineral mass and density: a calcination study on ex vivo human femur
Recent technological advances with dual-energy quantitative computed tomography (DEQCT) allow to combine two images of different level of energy to obtain simulated mono-energetic images at 60 keV (SIM60KeV-QCT) ...
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Costs of patient management over 18 months following a hip, clinical vertebral, distal forearm, or proximal humerus fragility fracture in France—results from the ICUROS study
This observational study prospectively assessed direct and indirect costs related to patient management over 18 months following hip, clinical vertebral, humeral, or distal forearm fracture events in France. I...
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Where Two Common Conditions of Aging Meet: Osteoarthritis and Sarcopenia
Osteoarthritis and sarcopenia are the most frequently described musculoskeletal disorders in older persons but the intertwining of these conditions and of their functional and cellular causes is complex. This ...
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Open AccessAdherence with brand versus generic bisphosphonates among osteoporosis patients: a new-user cohort study in the French National Healthcare Insurance database
Several studies documented declines in treatment adherence with generic forms of oral bisphosphonates in osteoporosis compared to branded forms, while others did not support this relation. Our aim was to compa...
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Cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions to improve osteoporosis care in France
Osteoporosis (OP) is responsible for an important economic burden, but OP care is far from meeting therapeutic guidelines. Some interventions were effective to improve OP management. Our objective was to evalu...
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Open AccessAssociation of circulating microRNAs with prevalent and incident knee osteoarthritis in women: the OFELY study
In the context of the scarcity of biomarkers for knee osteoarthritis (OA), we examined the associations of prevalent and incident OA with the expression levels of serum miRNAs in subjects with and without OA.
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Open AccessCorrection to: Best practice management guidelines for fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome: a consensus statement from the FD/MAS international consortium
The original version of this article [1] unfortunately included an error to an author’s name. Paul Arundel was inadvertently presented as Paul Arunde.
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Open AccessAlgorithm for the Use of Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in the Diagnosis, Assessment and Follow-Up of Treatment for Osteoporosis
Increased biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs) measured in serum are associated with bone loss, increased fracture risk and poor treatment adherence, but their role in clinical practice is presently unclea...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Is There Enough Evidence for Osteosarcopenic Obesity as a Distinct Entity? A Critical Literature Review
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in one of the co-author's name. The co-author Cyrus Cooper's degree “FMedSci” was incorrectly tagged as family name. This has been correct...
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Open AccessIs There Enough Evidence for Osteosarcopenic Obesity as a Distinct Entity? A Critical Literature Review
The co-existence of impaired bone health (osteopenia/osteoporosis), reduced muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia), and increased adiposity (obesity) in middle-aged and older people has been identified in recen...
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Open AccessBest practice management guidelines for fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome: a consensus statement from the FD/MAS international consortium
Fibrous Dysplasia / McCune Albright syndrome (FD/MAS) represents a wide spectrum of diseases due to somatic gain-of-function mutations of the GNAS gene. The mutation leads to overactivity in the target tissues an...
