Results: 67

Clinical comparison between a percutaneous hydraulic pressure delivery system and balloon tamp system using high-viscosity cement for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) affect the elderly population, especially postmenopausal women. Percutaneous kyphoplasty is designed to treat painful vertebral compression fractures for which conservative therapy has been unsuccessful. High-viscosity cement can be injecte...

Artroplastía parcial de cadera con banda de tensión en fracturas de fémur proximal en pacientes ancianos

Int. j. morphol; 37 (1), 2019
RESUMEN: Las fracturas intertrocantéricas en adulto mayor presentan gran dificultad para lograr una cicatrización ósea estable y una fijación en la artroplastía, para la recuperación completa y funcional del anciano. En pacientes adultos mayores sin stock óseo, se recomienda realizar anexo a la ar...

Is there any association between osteoporotic vertebral fracture and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit-1 polymorphism in Turkish society? A pilot study

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: In this study, the relationship between osteoporotic vertebral fractures and 9041 Guanine/Adenine and 3673 Guanine/Adenine polymorphisms related to the vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit-1 (VKORC1) gene in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis was investigated. METHOD: DNA was isola...

Baseline characteristics of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with teriparatide in a real-world setting in Latin America: a subregional analysis from the Asia and Latin America Fracture Observational Study (ALAFOS)

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Background: Osteoporosis is a major healthcare concern in Latin America. Factors such as changing demographics, fragmented healthcare systems, and financial considerations may result in a huge increase in the burden of osteoporosis in this region. The aim of this article is to describe the base...

II Consenso Colombiano para el Manejo de la Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 25 (3), 2018
Resumen La Asociación Colombiana de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral se reunió a principios de 2017 para actualizar el Consenso Colombiano de Osteoporosis, elaborado por primera vez en 2005, un paso que se consideró necesario en vista del subdiagnóstico de esta enfermedad, el impacto esperado del e...

Riesgo de fractura osteoporótica y factores de riesgo asociados en mujeres postmenopáusicas en atención primaria de salud

Resumen Objetivo: Analizar el riesgo de fractura osteoporótica y factores de riesgo asociados en mujeres postmenopáusicas bajo control en un Centro de Atención Primaria de Salud. Material y Método: Estudio cuantitativo de corte transversal, selección de muestra de 197 mujeres entre 50 y 64 años, se...

Functionality, comorbidity, complication & surgery of hip fracture in older adults by age distribution

SUMMARY BACKGROUND Hip fractures may be the greatest complication secondary to osteoporotic disorder. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of age distribution in the functionality, comorbidity, complications and surgical features of older adults with hip fractures. METHODS A pro...