Bone Abstracts

Objective: According to National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) guidelines, treatment is recommended for osteoporotic patients and patients with osteopenia and high fracture probability (FRAX with BMD over 3% for hip and/or over 20% for other fractures). In this study, a pocket size pulse-echo (PE) ultrasound (US) device and FRAX with BMI is used in treatment pathway analysis and compared to NOF guidelines.Materials and methods: Elderly Caucasian woman (<...

Objective: Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used in treatment of pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and their beneficial effect on bone density and fracture rates has been well reported. Atypical femoral fracture is a potential complication of bisphosphonates, usually occurring after several years of BP treatment in postmenopausal women. Some evidence suggests increased proportion of subtrochanteric femoral fractures in children with OI after prolonged use of...

Background and objectives: Lean mass (LM) has been positively associated with bone mineral density (BMD), but the impact of increased adiposity on bone especially in children is controversial. Several biomarkers, secreted by adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, or bone, may have important roles in the bone health. Our aim was to study the association of body composition, adipokines, myokines, inflammation-related cytokines, growth factors, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25(OH)D)...

The role of the WNT pathway in skeletal maintenance has been extensively studied since the identification of mutations in key signaling WNT mediators (LRP5 and sclerostin) in high and low bone mass phenotypes. However, the identity of the key WNT ligand that signals via LRP5/6 has remained unknown. We aimed to identify genes with a major effect on the skeleton by studying individuals and families with early-onset osteoporosis or osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).<p class="abste...