Bone Abstracts

The aim of this study was to estimate the structure of pain syndrome and reveal the presence of neuropathic pain component in patients suffering from the osteoporosis and low back pain.Material and methods: We have examined 107 patients aged 45–89 years (average age 68.1±1.2 years). Patients were divided into 2 groups: A – patients with osteoporosis (n=49), B – patients with low back pain (n=58). And according to age...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD), trabecular bone score (TBS) in the Ukrainian women with obesity.Materials and methods: 1025 women aged 40–89 years (mean age – 62.7±9.7 yrs; mean height – 161.4±6.2 cm; mean weight – 73.9±13.8 kg, body mass index – 28.4±5.1 kg/m2) were examined. The women were divided into the following groups depending on their body mass index: A...

Introduction: The recent studies show high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency all over the world. Vitamin D deficiency can cause serious problems such as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.The aim of the study was to determine the influence of vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density.Methods: There were examined 304 children aged 10–18 years. The boys consisted 53%. The average age of boys was...