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Plantar Flexion Force Is Related to Calcaneus Bone Ultrasonic Parameters in Postmenopausal Women
The aim of this report was to study the relationship between the plantar flexion strength produced by contraction of the triceps surae...
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Ultrasound Characterization of Bone Demineralization
Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) assessment of bone may permit an assessment of bone properties currently not available by bone densitometry techniques....
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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Density Using Three-Dimensional Solid State Phosphorus-31 NMR Projection Imaging
A solid state magnetic resonance imaging technique is used to measure true three-dimensional mineral density of synthetic hydroxyapatite phantoms...
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Morphology and Homology of the Chiropteran Calcar, with Comments on the Phylogenetic Relationships of Archaeopteropus
Most researchers have considered the calcar to be a unique and homologous structure within Chiroptera (e.g., the presence of this structure and its...
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Factors Related to the Parameters of Ultrasound Measurements in the Early Menopausal Period
Urinary deoxypyridinoline, serum osteocalcin (OC), and ultrasound (US) measurements were investigated in a premenopausal group and a postmenopausal...
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Prolonged Progressive Calcaneal Bone Loss Despite Early Weightbearing Rehabilitation in Patients Surgically Treated for Achilles Tendinosis
We prospectively evaluated areal bone mineral density (BMD) of the calcaneus and calf-muscle strength (concentric and eccentric plantar flexion peak...
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Ultrasound bone densitometry of Os calcis in elderly Japanese women with hip fracture
We evaluated 138 elderly patients (mean age 79 years) within 2 weeks after hip fracture (67 cervical and 71 trochanteric) using an Achilles...
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Comparison of Three Bone Densitometry Methods in Osteoporotic Women
Three techniques of bone mass measurement were evaluated in the diagnosis of postmenopausal osteoporosis; the overlap in the measurements and the...
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Influence of Bone Quality on Precision of Calcaneal Ultrasonometry
This study was designed to determine the changes in precision of the ultrasound parameters speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasound attenuation...
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Influence of High Impact Loading on Ultrasound Bone Measurements in Children: A Cross-Sectional Report
Evidence suggests that weight-bearing exercise during the growing years may enhance peak bone mass. The purpose of this study was to compare...
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Correlations Among Bone Mineral Density, Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation, Mechanical Indentation Testing, and Bone Orientation in Bovine Femoral Neck Samples
Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) of the calcaneus has been found to correlate with bone mineral density (BMD) of the femoral neck. The purpose...
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Sex and age patterns of quantitative ultrasound densitometry of the calcaneus in normal japanese subjects
The speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), and the stiffness index (stiffness), which was derived from SOS and BUA, were...
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Broadband ultrasound attenuation of the os calcis in female postmenopausal patients with cervical and trochanteric fracture
The broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) of the right calcaneus was measured in 78 women with hip fracture (45 trochanteric and 33 cervical) and in...
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Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy
As life expectancy increased in the early twentieth century, more and more women began living past menopause and experiencing many of the symptoms...
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Ultrasound velocity of the tibia in normal german women and hip fracture patients
One of the latest developments in quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is the measurement of the speed of sound (SOS) of cortical bone of the midtibia. To...
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Ultrasound parametric imaging of the calcaneus:In vivo results with a new device
An ultrasound transmission scanning system was constructed to make in vivo parametric images of the acoustic properties of the heel. Broadband...
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Influence of marrow on ultrasonic velocity and attenuation in bovine trabecular bone
Measurements of ultrasonic velocity and specific differential attenuation (SDA) were obtained on 24 bovine trabecular bone specimens from the femoral...
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Right and left proximal femur analyses: Is there a need to do both?
The purpose of this study was to determine if differences existed between right and left proximal femur bone mineral density (BMD) in a group of...