Resumen El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una revisión de las localizaciones, causas y hallazgos radiológicos específicos de los procesos avasculares óseos. Se define como isquemia ósea a las alteraciones ocasionadas por déficit de irrigación, llevando a la destrucción del hueso. Existen ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine if sickle cell disease (SCD) bone pain crisis is mitigated by use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), following a case report of ACEIs preventing bone pain crisis. Methods: Patients with SCD who attended the Haematology Clinic at Jos University Teachin...
ABSTRACT Objective: To examine post-burn bone loss and determine whether it was local or diffuse. Methods: Thirty-six patients with burn injuries were investigated, and the total body surface area of the burns and their locations were recorded. The bone mineral densities of the lumbar 1-4 vertebrae, bi...
Se realizó un estudio longitudinal y prospectivo en 60 abuelos que tenían alguna enfermedad articular de un total de 70 dispensarizados en el consultorio del médico de la familia No. 50 del policlínico comunitario "Alberto Fernández Montes de Oca", San Luis, Santiago de Cuba. El objetivo del estudio...
CONTEXT: Alternative hemodialysis schedules have been proposed to improve the quality of the dialysis. Nonetheless, their influence upon mineral and bone disorders is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To report the impact of a daily hemodialysis schedule upon the lesions of renal osteodystrophy. TYPE OF STUDY: Prospec...
Introduction: Renal osteodystrophy includes the complete range of mineral metabolism disordes that affect the skeleton in patients with chronic renal failure. Patients and Methods: 200 patients with end-stage renal disease and on dialysis were investigated regarding the clinical, biochemical and histolog...