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Challenges and strategies in management of osteoporosis and fragility fracture care during COVID-19 pandemic
Background: COVID-19 has resulted in restriction of face to face consultations and mechanisms to access health
care. Osteoporosis and fragility fractures forms a significant proportion of adult trauma and orthopaedic
workload ...
High Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Women with Osteoporotic Fractures
(OMICS International Journals, 2016-08-19)
The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in women with osteopenia/osteoporosiswith or without fragility fractures.Patients and methods: 112 ambulatory women with osteopenia/osteporosis were ...
Efficacy of pharmacological therapies for the prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women: A network meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
Background: Osteoporosis and osteopenia are associated with increased fracture incidence in postmenopausal women. We aimed to determine the comparative effectiveness of various available pharmacological therapies. Methods: ...
Mice with a heterozygous Lrp6 deletion have impaired fracture healing.
Bone fracture non-unions, the failure of a fracture to heal, occur in 10%–20% of fractures and are a costly and debilitating clinical problem. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is critical in bone development and fracture healing. ...
Fraturas ósseas em mulheres na pós-menopausa: um estudo de coorte em Santa Maria/RS
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilFarmacologiaUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em FarmacologiaCentro de Ciências da Saúde, 2021-03-31)
Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass associated with abnormalities in bone microarchitecture, increasing the risk of fragility fractures. Although there are guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, ...
Management of Blowout Fracture With Support of Video Endoscopy in a Pediatric Patient
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017-01-01)
Pure orbital fractures have the tendency to occur on medial wall and orbital floor; because these points are more fragile, the endoscopy can be utilized for accomplishing the task of repositioning the herniated content, ...