Publications by authors named "Asma Mafhoumi"
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- Urinary pentosidine, a biomarker for advanced glycation, is linked to poor bone health, particularly in older adults and individuals with diabetes, suggesting its potential role in assessing fracture risk and bone mineral density (BMD).
- The study analyzed data from 12 studies with 5,878 participants, revealing that patients with fractures had significantly higher urinary pentosidine levels compared to those without, along with an association between elevated levels and increased fracture risk and reduced BMD.
- However, some findings were inconsistent, especially in non-diabetic populations, and the accuracy of urinary pentosidine as a diagnostic tool for vertebral fractures in type 2 diabetes patients had moderate sensitivity (71.9%) and specificity (61.
Background: A connection has been established between ocular structural changes and various neurodegenerative diseases. Several studies utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) have detected signs of ocular structural alterations among individuals with Huntington's disease (HD). The inconsistent results reported in the literature regarding alterations in the retina and choroid encouraged us to conduct this systematic review and meta-analysis to accumulate the findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypermobile lateral meniscus: A systematic review of current treatment options.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
April 2024
Purpose: The reliable data on the incidence of hypermobile lateral meniscus (HLM) and its clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and therapeutic approaches are limited. This systematic study aimed to review available treatment options for HLM and the outcomes of each approach.
Methods: A systematic search was performed in four electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science) to identify studies in which arthroscopically confirmed cases of HLM were treated surgically or nonsurgically, and the required data comprising study characteristics, patient data, treatment approaches and outcome measures were extracted from eligible studies.