Background Osteoporosis affects all sections of society, including families with people
affected by osteoporosis, government agencies and medical institutes in various fields. For …

Aging is the result of different functional changes leading to a substantial reduction of all
human capabilities. A variety of anatomical and physiological changes occur with advancing …

Background To observe the effects of vitamin D on the apoptotic human nucleus pulposus
cells under tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) treatment. Methods The gene expression data …

Few studies have investigated the effect of a monosaturated diet high in ω-9 on
osteoporosis. We hypothesized that omega-9 (ω-9) protects ovariectomized (OVX) mice from …

The extracellular microenvironment regulates many of the mechanical and biochemical cues
that direct musculoskeletal development and are involved in musculoskeletal disease. The …

Objective Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is a phytoestrogen that has been reported
to improve postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) caused by estrogen deficiency. In our …

Background Intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) is an important cause of low back pain
and its precise aetiology is not fully understood, being attributed to cumulative …

To evaluate the impact of an educational strategy on potentially inappropriate medications
(PIMs) and length of stay in hospitalized elderly patients. Design: An open study, with two …

Background Postmenopausal women face a heightened risk of developing new vertebral
compression fractures (NVCFs) following percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) for osteoporotic …

Introduction: The mechanism that leads to a given fracture pattern is not understood.
Heredity could act in this field through the ABO system. We investigated the relationship …