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
We studied the
In patients with osteoporosis there is always
a strong possibility that pedicle screws will loosen. This makes
it difficult to select the appropriate osteoporotic patient for
a spinal fusion. The purpose of this study was to determine the
correlation between
We compared peri-prosthetic
The major advantage of hip resurfacing is the decreased amount of bone resection compared with a standard total hip replacement. Fracture of the femoral neck is the most common early complication and poor bone quality is a major risk factor. We undertook a prospective consecutive case control study examining the effect of
Low-energy fractures of the proximal humerus indicate osteoporosis and it is important to direct treatment to this group of patients who are at high risk of further fracture. Data were prospectively collected from 79 patients (11 men, 68 women) with a mean age of 69 years (55 to 86) with fractures of the proximal humerus in order to determine if current guidelines on the measurement of the
Low bone mass and osteopenia have been described in the axial and peripheral skeleton of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Recently, many studies have shown that gene polymorphism is related to osteoporosis. However, no studies have linked the association between IL6 gene polymorphism and bone mass in AIS. This study examined the association between bone mass and IL6 gene polymorphism in 198 girls with AIS. The polymorphisms of IL6-597 G→A, IL6-572 G→C and IL6-174 G→A and the
Transient osteoporosis of the hip is a disorder characterised by pain, and associated with temporary osteopaenia. Although osteopaenia is the essence of the condition, data do not exist about the local bone density of the femoral neck if no medication is administered. We describe three patients who were treated with limitation of weight-bearing only. Repeated
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
Aims. To examine the relationship of sex steroid hormones with osteopenia in a nationally representative sample of men in the USA. Methods. Data on
To ascertain whether patients with Colles’ fracture should be investigated for osteoporosis and the risk of future fractures, we measured the
It is accepted that resurfacing hip replacement
preserves the
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the pattern of initial fixation and changes in periprosthetic
The measurement of
Objectives. Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of
We undertook a randomised prospective follow-up study of changes in peri-prosthetic
Our aim in this prospective study was to compare the