Publications by authors named "Alvin Choong Meng Ng"
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- * Initially asymptomatic on one side, she experienced right hip pain but was conservatively managed with protected weight bearing, leading to symptom resolution within three months.
- * The report highlights that AFFs can occur in patients receiving denosumab, even without prior bisphosphonate use, emphasizing the need for patient counseling and monitoring for these complications.
Background: Weight loss, early after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GB) surgery, is associated with reduced concentrations of plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and improved insulin sensitivity. Herein, we evaluated whether changes in BCAAs and insulin sensitivity persist with weight stabilization (1 year) after GB or sleeve gastrectomy (SG).
Methods: We prospectively examined 22 severely obese patients (mean age 40.
Introduction: Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) tend to occur in Asian women with prolonged bisphosphonate exposure. Hip geometry is thought to contribute to the risk of AFF formation. We examined the hip structural geometry parameters in Asian female chronic bisphosphonate users who sustained an AFF and compared them to chronic bisphosphonate users who did not sustain any femoral fracture (NFF) and bisphosphonate-naïve patients who sustained an osteoporotic femoral fracture (OFF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the relationship between thyroid function and short-term outcomes in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture.
Methods: Patients aged >60 years admitted from July 2009 to June 2010 who underwent surgical fixation of low-energy hip fracture, excluding those with pathological or periprosthetic fracture, were enrolled in a retrospective observational cohort study. Patients were classified as having biochemically overt or subclinical hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, normal thyroid function, or nonclassifiable state based on preoperative thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine values.
Rationale And Objectives: A reliable and cost-effective method for osteoporosis screening is important in addressing the increase in osteoporotic fractures due to aging populations. Diagnostic computed tomographic (dCT) images may contain densitometric information useful for osteoporosis screening. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and volumetric information on dCT imaging and its suitability for building an osteopenia screening system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report the case of a man with an adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as a progressively enlarging adrenal mass with apparent hormonal hypersecretion.
Methods: We report the clinical, laboratory, imaging findings, and clinical course of this patient, and we highlight the important atypical features of this case. The literature is reviewed for the typical presentations of adrenal cavernous hemangiomas.