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Calcaneus Ultrasonometry and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry for the Evaluation of Vertebral Fracture Risk
The aim of this retrospective, cross-sectional, controlled, non-population-based study was to evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of...
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Association of Reduced Physical Activity and Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements: A 6-Year Follow-up Study of Adolescent Girls
Sonographic parameters of the heel were recorded in order to investigate the effects of changes in physical activities among 140 healthy growing...
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Evaluation and Development of Automatic Two-Dimensional Measurements of Histomorphometric Parameters Reflecting Trabecular Bone Connectivity: Correlations with Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Quantitative Ultrasound in Human Calcaneum
In osteoporosis, bone fragility results from both bone loss and changes in trabecular microarchitecture, which can be quantified by bone...
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Digital Radiogrammetry of the Hand in a pediatric and Adolescent Dutch Caucasian Population: Normative Data and Measurements in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
We have evaluated the applicability of a new Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry (DXR) system in a Dutch Caucasian pediatric population. For this study we...
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Alendronate Treatment in Men With Primary Osteoporosis: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study
Bisphosphonates have been widely used in the treatment of osteoporosis in women, whereas until now there have been few data on their use in men. The...
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Leisure Physical Activity is Associated with Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements Independently of Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of the relationship between leisure physical activity and bone status as measured either by an...
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Association of a Common Allelic Polymorphism (C677T) in the Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene with a Reduced Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures. A Case Control Study in Danish Postmenopausal Women
Twin studies indicate a substantial genetic component in the development of osteoporosis. One of the latest studied candidate genes is the one coding...
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A meta-analysis of the effects of cigarette smoking on bone mineral density
To determine the magnitude and mediators of the association between cigarette smoking and bone mass in the epidemiologic literature we reviewed...
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Ultrasound Bone Densitometry of the Os Calcis in Children and Adolescents
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate reference data and to examine whether there were weight-, height-, age-, and sex-related...