Bone Loss

KOLOA, Hawaii — MRI can be used to determine the chronicity, severity and location of traumatic shoulder instability, while glenoid measurements on either CT or MRI can evaluate bone loss and treatment, according to a presenter here.

Depending on the type of bone loss, intracavitary or extracavitary augments may provide either secondary or primary support in acetabular reconstruction with major bone loss, according to a presenter.

Jarlsberg cheese has a significant stimulatory effect on serum osteocalcin.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — About half of patients who underwent 6 months of nonoperative management for isolated posterior glenohumeral instability required arthroscopic stabilization, according to a presentation.

Reductions in bone mineral density in adolescents with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy are associated with changes in sex hormones, sclerostin and enteric peptides, according to study findings.

In a cohort of women, NSAID use significantly decreased the efficacy of the bisphosphonate clodronate for preventing bone loss and fractures, according to findings from a post hoc analysis.

Women with lower levels of anti-Müllerian hormone may experience greater bone loss during menopause transition, according to study findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Adults with type 1 diabetes for at least 25 years have lower areal bone mineral density compared with those without diabetes, and diabetic neuropathy is linked to further BMD declines in the ultradistal tibia, according to study data.

Bone loss is a natural part of aging — especially due to menopause for women — but certain cancer treatments and prolonged cancer survival can increase the risk for bone loss and the related outcome of fractures.

A semi-quantitative plain radiographic scoring method for assessing new bone formation in sclerosis and spur in gout is feasible, valid and reproducible, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.