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Osteoporose: seleção de medicamentos e avanços no manejo clínico

Femina; 45 (2), 2017
Osteoporose é um problema de saúde pública importante que acomete mais de metade das mulheres com idade superior a 50 anos. Doença com um enorme impacto sobre a saúde pública, através da morbidade e mortalidade aumentadas, com custos econômicos associados resultantes das fraturas. O objetivo é a...

Osteoporose: identificando o risco de fratura

Femina; 45 (2), 2017
A osteoporose é a doença do metabolismo ósseo mais comum, afetando cerca de 200 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo. As fraturas por fragilidade, sua consequência mais temida, são a maior causa da diminuição da qualidade de vida, morbidade e mortalidade feminina na pós-menopausa. Entretanto, iden...

The Effect of FRAX on the Prediction of Osteoporotic Fractures in Urban Middle-aged and Elderly Healthy Chinese Adults

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze the applicability of a fracture risk assessment tool for the prediction of osteoporotic fractures in middle-aged and elderly healthy Chinese adults. METHODS: A standard questionnaire was administered, and bone mineral density was measured in residents visiting the Dongliu ...

Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a literature-based algorithm for use in the public health care system

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Bisphosphonates are considered first-line agents in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis based on extensive experience of use, safety, and proven efficacy in reducing vertebral, non-vertebral and femur fractures. However, post-marketing reports based on the treatment of millions of patie...

Neuraxial anesthesia after local anesthesia for management of percutaneous vertebroplasty complication during vertebroplasty

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (2), 2017
Abstract Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a relatively safe, simple and commonly performed interventional procedure for the management of vertebral compression fractures. However, serious complications are rarely reported in the procedure. Those are pulmonary embolism, severe infection, paraplegia and an o...

Marcadores de formación y resorción ósea y su utilidad para determinar el final del periodo de aposición ósea
Bone formation and resorption markers to evaluate the end of bone apposition

Actual. osteol; 13 (1), 2017
El pico de masa ósea (PMO) se alcanza entre los 20 y 35 años, pero la aposición ósea continúa hasta alcanzar el pico de fortaleza ósea (PFO). Se crea así una ventana entre ambos picos que podría ser evaluada mediante marcadores bioquímicos de recambio óseo, ya que durante dicho período la dens...

Can be the cement augmentation an improvement method of preventing hip fractures in osteoporotic patients?

Introduction: The population around the world is aging. With this, there will be an increased incidence of fractures due to osteoporosis of the hip and this will be a serious global health problem. A World Health Organization (WHO) estimate suggests that the incidence of hip osteoporotic fractures worldw...

Risk of Vertebral Fracture in Patients Diagnosed with a Depressive Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported that depression may play a crucial role in the occurrence of vertebral fractures. However, a clear correlation between depressive disorders and osteoporotic fractures has not been established. We explored the association between depressive disorders and subsequen...