Femoral neck size was predictive of changes in bone structure and mass in women undergoing menopause, whereas areal bone mineral density was not associated, according to findings published in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Forteo promotes rapid bone formation in the femoral neck, with pronounced effects in cancellous and endocortical ...

Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.

Femoral neck BMD had better prognostic power for 5-year hip fracture risk than the FRAX and Garvan models among adults aged 80 years and older. The incorporation of femoral neck bone mineral density ...

Patients with celiac disease are more than 4.5 times more likely to develop osteoporosis compared to healthy people in an age and gender matched cohort with no identifiable risk factors for ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers assessed the impact of high-impact exercise on femoral neck bone density and knee osteoarthritis (OA) (a ...

Hip fractures are common in people with osteoporosis, particularly in the femoral neck. The femoral neck is a short, bony segment that connects the head of the femur (thigh bone) to the main shaft, ...

Association between bone, body composition, and Ca. Table 1 presents descriptive characteristics of all subjects and individual groups. The average age of menarche, number of years since menopause, ...

Osteoporosis is a well-known complication of cardiac transplantation. We conducted a randomized trial comparing alendronate with calcitriol for the prevention of bone loss during the first year after ...