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Efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis combined with osteoporosis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) combined with osteoporosis. METHODS: Eighty patients with LSS combined with osteoporosis were divided into a control and PTED group, whi...

Fracturas vertebrales múltiples postsuspensión de denosumab: revisión del tema a partir de dos casos clínicos
Discontinuation of denosumab and multiple vertebral fractures: report of two cases and review of the literature

Actual. osteol; 15 (1), 2019
Los tratamientos para osteoporosis se indican por tiempo variable dependiendo del tipo de droga, anabólica o anticatabólica, y de la gravedad de la enfermedad. Denosumab es un anticuerpo monoclonal totalmente humano que inhibe a RANK-L evitando de esa manera la interacción entre RANKL-RANK, con la con...

Prevalence of osteoporosis in older postmenopausal women

Objective: To identify the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and its association with risk factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 115 older postmenopausal women who participated in the extension project of the Federal District University Center lasting one year, starting in 2017. B...

Dickkopf 1 protein and its association with joint deterioration in rheumatoid arthritis: Systematic review

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 26 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that is mainly characterized by joint deterioration and decreased bone mineral density. The Dickkopf 1 protein (DKK1) exerts a negative regulatory function of the Wnt pathway involved in the differentiation of osteoblasts, and has b...

Use of denosumab in osteogenesis imperfecta: A case report

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 26 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Osteogenesis imperfecta (01) is an inherited disorder of phenotypically heterogeneous affec tions of the connective tissue. Until now, no definitive treatment for OI has been found. Certain drugs used in osteoporosis are used in these patients such as intravenous bisphosphonates in order to impr...

Relationship of Age, Body Mass Index, Bone Density, and Menopause Duration with Alveolar Bone Resorption in Postmenopausal Women

Objective: To analyze the relationship between age, body mass index (BMI), bone mineral density (BMD), and alveolar bone resorption with menopause duration in postmenopausal women. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was developed involving 59 subjects, aged 45 to 80 years and categorized the d...

Sports participation and muscle mass affect sex-related differences in bone mineral density between male and female adolescents: A longitudinal study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sports participation plays an important role in bone gain during childhood and adolescence. The aim here was to identify sex-related determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) differences between male and female adolescents, with emphasis on the role of sports participation. DESIG...

Comportamiento dosimétrico de un sistema de planificación mediante curvas de calibración de densidades electrónicas relativas

En esta investigación se planteó como objetivo la verificación del comportamiento dosimétrico del Sistema de Planificación de Tratamiento (TPS) de Radioterapia mediante las curvas de calibración de Densidades Electrónicas Relativas (DER). Este estudio se realizó en el Hospital de la Sociedad de L...

Associations of birth weight with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-determined body composition, bone densitometry and cardiometabolic risk profile in young women from the Nutritionists' Health Study

Background: Visceral adiposity is a risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) represents precise method for measuring visceral adipose tissue (VAT), muscle and bone compartments. The musculoskeletal system deteriorates with aging and may result in osteosarcopenia...

Undernutrition impairs the quality of growth plate and trabecular and cortical bones in growing rats

Acta cir. bras; 34 (3), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effects of dietary restriction on the growth plate and long bone tissue in growing rats. Methods: Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to two groups: Control (Con) and Diet-restricted (Res). After weaning, the Res rats were offered 50% of the chow ingeste...