Relationship between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Lumbar Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study using radiological measurements.

Purpose: To analyze the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women and to assess risk factors of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in postmenopausal diabetic women.

Overview Of Literature: Type 2 DM has negative effects on the quality of bone.

Clinical Implication of Mid-Range Dynamic Instability in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.

Study Design: Retrospective evaluation.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of mid-range dynamic instability in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) and to evaluate the clinical implication of mid-range instability (MI).

Overview Of Literature: Instability is identified by measuring vertebral body anterior-posterior translation on static end-range flexion and extension lateral radiographs.

Comparison of the insertion of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus: discoid versus non-discoid.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the insertion sites of the posterior horn between discoid and non-discoid lateral meniscus using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven patients who had MRI scans before surgery and underwent arthroscopy were enroled in this study. A coronal view showing the narrowest width of the midbody of the lateral meniscus was chosen to measure the widths of the entire tibial plateau and the midbody of the lateral meniscus.