Aims. Despite the interest in the association of gut microbiota with bone health, limited population-based studies of gut microbiota and
Objectives. The goal of this study is to investigate the relation between indicators of osteoporosis (i.e.,
Aims. Osteoporosis and abnormal bone metabolism may prove to be significant
factors influencing the outcome of arthroplasty surgery, predisposing
to complications of aseptic loosening and peri-prosthetic fracture.
We aimed to investigate baseline
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate periprosthetic
There is limited literature available looking into circumstances surrounding the development of stress fracture of the medial and lateral malleoli after ankle replacement. We present the preliminary results of a prospective study examining the effect of ankle replacement upon local
Aims. The distal radius is a major site of osteoporotic bone loss resulting in a high risk of fragility fracture. This study evaluated the capability of a cortical index (CI) at the distal radius to predict the local
Aims. Assessment of
To analyze the effect of tooth extraction site preservation on
Introduction: Osteoporosis is one of the major diseases worldwide, affecting millions of elderly people, with severe economical and medical consequences. The most commonly used method for the determination of decreased bone quality is the assessment of
Introduction: There is limited literature available looking into circumstances surrounding the development of stress fracture of the medial and lateral malleoli after ankle replacement. We present the preliminary results of a prospective study examining the effect of ankle replacement upon local
Introduction: There is limited literature looking into the circumstances surrounding the development of stress fractures of the medial and lateral malleoli after ankle replacement. We present the preliminary results of a prospective study examining the effect of total ankle replacement (TAR) upon local
Background. Reduced
Varus deformity is found in 90% of patients with knee OA. Axis deviation of lower extremity influences joint biomechanics and produce alteration in
Femoral stem design affects periprosthetic
Aims. To examine the relationship of sex steroid hormones with osteopenia in a nationally representative sample of men in the USA. Methods. Data on
Femoral stem design affects periprosthetic
Objectives. Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of
To prevent bone loss, OPG/RANK/RANKL signalling pathway is a key in keeping the balance between the action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Aim of this study is to assess the influence of long-term nicotine exposure on
Introduction. There is no published series described change in
To investigate whether children with fractures have a low