Results: 308

Assessment of bone mineral density in young female handball players

Abstract Optimizing bone mass gain during childhood and adolescence may help prevent bone diseases in advanced ages. The aim of this study was to verify the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in female adolescent's handball players. This is a cross-sectional study where 68 female a...

Evaluación de la densidad mineral ósea en niños con infección vertical por VIH

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (6), 2018
Resumen Los cambios en la densidad mineral ósea (DMO) son comunes en adultos infectados con virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). Existen pocos estudios que evalúen el compromiso óseo en niños. Objetivo: Evaluar la DMO en niños infectados verticalmente por VIH. Métodos: Se estudiaron 53 ni...

Fracture risk assessment in home care patients using the FRAX® tool

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the ten-year risk of hip and osteoporotic fracture in home care patients using the FRAX® tool. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study including patients aged ≥ 40 and ≤ 90 years and receiving home care from a private provider. The risk o...

Comparative study of oral and salivary parameters in patients with and without loss of bone mass

Abstract Osteoporosis is an insidious and increasingly prevalent disease that can cause fractures and affect patients' quality of life. The current study comparatively evaluates patients with and without loss of bone mass in terms of salivary calcium, viscosity, and pH. A controlled cross-sectional study...

Bone repair access of BoneCeramic™ in 5-mm defects: study on rat calvaria

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the osteoconductive potential of BoneCeramic™ on bone healing in rat calvaria 5-mm defects. Material and Methods: A 5-mm calvaria bone defect was induced in three groups and the defect was not filled with biomaterial [Clot Group (CG)], aut...

Densidad mineral ósea y adiposidad central en premenopáusicas con sobrepeso y obesidad
Bone mineral density and central adiposity in premenopausal women with overweight and obesity

Repert. med. cir; 27 (2), 2018
Objetivo: investigar la relación entre densidad mineral ósea y adiposidad central en mujeres premenopaúsicas con sobrepeso y obesidad. Métodos: se seleccionaron 204 pacientes que fueron asignadas en tres grupos de acuerdo con el índice de masa corporal (IMC): grupo A (IMC inferior 25 k/m2; peso norm...

Tomographic late evaluation of xenogeneic bone grafts in sockets of impacted third molars

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract It is necessary to preserve height and thickness of the alveolar bone to facilitate rehabilitation with osteointegratable implants or simply to maintain bone integrity after extraction. Biomaterials associated with resorbable or non-resorbable membranes, when placed in the region of the socket, ...

Comparação clínica, laboratorial e densitométrica de pacientes com coxartrose e com fraturas do colo femoral

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (5), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: comparar dados clínicos, laboratoriais e densitométricos de pacientes com osteoartrose e com fratura do colo femoral. Métodos: estudo transversal de pacientes com fratura do colo femoral e osteoartrose do quadril, submetidos à artroplastia de quadril. Dados clínicos, laboratoriais...

Vitamin B12, bone mineral density and fracture risk in adults: A systematic review

Summary Objective: To consolidate information available on the effect of vitamin B12 on bone mineral density and fracture risk, with emphasis on clinical trials, observational and longitudinal data conducted in humans. Method: A systematic review of the literature of the past decade on the role of vita...

Pre-sarcopenia and bone mineral density in adults submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of pre-sarcopenia and bone mineral density after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods: The study group consisted of over 18-year-old patients who had been submitted to allogeneic transplantation at least one year prev...