Causes and Risk Factors of Osteoporosis
Fig. 1 Mean BMD at the femoral neck by age in the United States, WM white males, WF white females, BM black males, BF black females (Source: Data from Looker…
Osteoporosis in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathies
and Christina V. Oleson2 (1) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University/Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Christina V. Oleson Email:…
Primary Osteoporosis in Conditions of Pediatric Onset
Fig. 1 Radiographic image of chronic bone changes and angular deformities in osteogenesis imperfecta. In this image, note healing fracture of the proximal shaft of the right femur, with two…
Osteoporosis as a Complication of Transplant Medicine
Fig. 1 Factors which contribute to posttransplant bone disease. Posttransplant steroid use plays a major role in bone loss, although other metabolic derangements, especially in kidney transplant patients, may also…
Osteoporosis in Gastrointestinal Diseases of Malabsorption and Inflammation
Fig. 1 A comparison of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). From left to right: LAGB, SG, and RYGB (Source: Smith et al. [41]….
Bone Disorders with Brain and Behavioral Conditions
Factor Description Mobility: 1. Nonmobile Wheelchair used indoors and outdoors, requirement of physical assistance of another person, with or without a walking aid, to walk short distances indoors 2. Walks…
Osteoporosis in Men
Osteoporosis classification Causes Primary osteoporosis Aging Idiopathic Secondary osteoporosis Hypogonadism Excess glucocorticoid Alcohol abuse Tobacco abuse Renal insufficiency Hepatic disorders Gastrointestinal disorders/malabsorption Hyperparathyroidism Hypercalciuria Anticonvulsants Thyrotoxicosis Chronic respiratory disorders Homocystinuria…
Neurorehabilitation: Strategies of Lower Extremities Restoration
(1) Spinal Cord Injury Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany (2) Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany …
Functional Neuroanatomy of the Spinal Cord
Fig. 2.1 The human vertebral column from (a) median-sagittal, (b) ventral, and (c) in a cross-sectional view of a cervical segment. Note the increasing shift between spinal segments and in…
Infectious, Autoimmune and Other Immune-Mediated Causes of Myelitis
Diseasea Clinical presentation and diagnostic characteristics Myelitis with autoimmune-/immune–mediated CNS disorders Multiple sclerosis (MS) Relapsing or progressive, lesions typically short and laterally localised in the spinal cord, cranial MRI with…
