Search results for "Fracture"

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the prevention of complications of opens fractures (nonunions, osteomyelitis)

2013

Fractures of the humeral head: our expertise in anatomical reconstruction

2011

Calcium intake in the Mediterranean region

2014

A deficiency in calcium intake, is considered an important risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. Since the human body cannot produce calcium, individuals are recommended to maintain an adequate daily intake. The aim of the “Calcium Intake in the Mediterranean Region” Study is to evaluate the mean calcium intake in men and women between 40 and 80 residing in various areas of the Mediterranean basin. Enrolled subjects have been asked to fill out a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the mean daily calcium intake from food, principle risk factors for osteoporosis were registered. A dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has also been carried out to evaluate bone mineral de…

Vertebral fracture, function and cognitive status in osteoporotic hip fractured women: The FOCUS study

2017

Osteoporosis is characterizated by low bone mass and microarchitectural modifications of bone tissue with a consequent increase in fragility fracture.

Treatment adherence and QoL with intermittent PTH therapy: Results from a multicentre Italian study after 6 months

2011

This ongoing multicentre study was carried out to investigate the adherence to intermittent parathyroid hormone treatment and the effect on QoL in a typical Italian population eligible for drug reimbursement (i.e. a new vertebral or hip fracture following at least one year of anti-resorptive therapy or three severe vertebral fractures or two severe and one femur fracture). 204 female patients (mean age: 72.6±8.3) were enrolled between March 2008 and April 2009. These patients were treated with PTH (PTH 1–34 or PTH 1–84) according to Italian legislation. Here, we report the results obtained at month 6.

The lateral fracture of brittleness femur: new pharmacological and rehabilitation approach.

2010

BONE MINERAL DENSITY, FRAGILITY FRACTURES AND CLINICAL RISK FACTORS

2018

Osteoporosis affects the skeletal system and is characterized by a reduction in bone strength that predisposes one to an increased risk of fractures. In Italy, about 3.5 million women and 1 million men suffers from osteoporosis. These numbers are set to increase in the coming twenty years because the percentage of the Italian population over 65 will increase by 25%. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the general characteristics of a population of patients suffering from osteoporosis and the relation with comorbidity. A single site, open-label, investigator-initiated, retrospective trial was conducted at the Bone Metabolic Disease Clinic, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitat…

Anti-osteoporotic tratment compliance: our experience

2012

Analysis of the results of the study shows that prevention and treatment of osteoporosis risk factors are crucial in reducing the incidence to prescribed treatment and because of the most frequent cause of discontinuation of drug treatment (81,6%) is represented by a separate decision of the patient, it requires an extensive campaign oublic awareness on the problem of osteoporosis and its debilitating complications.

Prevalence of Vertebral Fractures in Osteoporotic HIP Fractured Patients: The Focus Study

2015

Numerical analysis for formability boundaries definition in sheet metal forming operations

2008

Formability limits in sheet metal forming have been widely investigated through different approaches. The main aim of such approaches was to develop tools able to prevent or predict fracture occurrence in order to improve production quality. Forming limit diagrams (FLDs) and fracture criteria are probably the most utilised tools in this field; nevertheless, some drawbacks of such tools were demonstrated. In particular, forming limit curves are characterised by ineffective prediction capability if non linear deformation paths are taken into account. Moreover, the importance of stress paths was demonstrated in order to predict fracture, and forming limit stress diagrams are, nowadays, deeply …