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341 The Osteoporotic Acetabular Fracture Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April 5, 2013 Clinical Article
342 Pamidronate treatment stimulates the onset of recovery phase reducing fracture rate and skeletal deformities in patients with idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis: comparison with untreated patients Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, April 5, 2013 Review Article
343 Managing Atrophic Nonunion in the Geriatric Population: Incidence, Distribution, and Causes Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April 5, 2013 Review Article
344 Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Medical Treatment Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April 5, 2013 Review Article
345 Surgical Stabilization of the Spine in the Osteoporotic Patient Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April 5, 2013 Review Article
346 Biomechanical Considerations for Surgical Stabilization of Osteoporotic Fractures Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April 5, 2013 Review Article
347 Premenopausal Women with a Distal Radial Fracture Have Deteriorated Trabecular Bone Density and Morphology Compared with Controls without a Fracture The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
348 Increased fracture risk and osteoporosis not associated with vitamin D levels in malaysian patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 4, 2013 Review Article
349 Vertebral bone marrow fat associated with lower trabecular BMD and prevalent vertebral fracture in older adults Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
350 An Independent Positive Relationship Between the Serum Total Osteocalcin Level and Fat-Free Mass in Healthy Premenopausal Women Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 4, 2013 Review Article
351 Biologic therapies and systemic bone loss in Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoimmunity Reviews, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
352 Vertebral Body Stenting Versus Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures A Randomized Trial The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
353 Surgical treatment for osteoporotic vertebral collapse with neurological deficits: Retrospective comparative study of three procedures--anterior surgery versus posterior spinal shorting osteotomy versus posterior spinal fusion using vertebroplasty European Spine Journal, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
354 Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
355 Bone mineral density testing: Is a T score enough to determine the screening interval? Full Text Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, April 3, 2013 Continuing Medical Education
356 A comparison of bone quality at the distal radius between Asian and Caucasian adolescents and young adults: An HR-pQCT study Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, April 3, 2013 Review Article
357 Effect of Pioglitazone on Body Composition and Bone Density in Subjects with Prediabetes in the ACT NOW Trial Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, April 3, 2013 Review Article
358 Bone Health and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
359 Identification of soluble 14-3-3ε as a new subchondral bone mediator involved in cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis Arthritis & Rheumatism, April 2, 2013 Review Article
360 Relationships Between Serum Adiponectin and Bone Density, Adiposity and Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in the African American-Diabetes Heart Study Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2, 2013 Review Article
As reported in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the anti-fracture effect of zoledronic acid is apparent as early as 12 months after treatment and persists for at least 3 years. The study involved 9355 women with osteoporosis who were followed for 3 y. Compared with the placebo group, the ORs for fractures in the women 1, 2, and 3 years after treatment with zoledronic acid were 0.74, 0.53, and 0.61, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs published in Physical Therapy, a combined 8-month exercise plus weight loss program in overweight or obese patients with hip OA (n=35) resulted in a 32.6% self-reported improvement in physical functioning, as well as pain and walking. This is the first report to demonstrate a benefit in patients with hip OA, which is consistent with the reported benefit of exercise plus weight loss in patients with knee OA.
Read the article summaryAs published in Infection, iv moxifloxacin (400 mg qd) is as effective as iv piperacillin/tazobactam (4.0/0.5 g tid) followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate (875/125 mg bid x 7-21 d) in the treatment of diabetic foot infections (69.9%-76.4% vs. 69.1%-78.8%, respectively).
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