Screening for celiac disease in patients with osteoporosis.

Objective: Whether patients with osteoporosis should be screened for celiac disease is controversial. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of asymptomatic celiac disease in a cohort of patients with osteoporosis.

Methods: We studied 140 patients (133 postmenopausal women and 7 men) aged 40-75 years (mean age, 62.

Quantitative ultrasound of bone and markers of bone turnover in Cushing's syndrome.

Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of bone is a valuable tool in the assessment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. QUS and new markers of bone turnover have been poorly assessed in Cushing's syndrome, however. Twenty-five patients with Cushing's syndrome (20 women, 3 men; mean age +/- SEM: 38+/-2 years) were studied and compared with 35 age- and sex-matched control patients (mean age +/- SEM: 38+/-2 years).

Bone ultrasonometry and turnover markers in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of bone and new markers of bone remodeling have been poorly investigated in mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). In this study 26 patients (20 females and 6 males) were evaluated. BUA and SOS were measured by QUS at the heel.

Causes of osteoporosis in males. A review of 160 cases.

Background: The discovery of osteoporosis in a male requires a careful search for a cause.

Objective: To evaluate etiologic factors in male osteoporosis.

Patients And Methods: Males admitted to our department for osteoporosis were included if they had a nontrauma-related vertebral or peripheral fracture and/or a spinal or femoral neck bone mineral density value 2.

Ultrasound velocity through the phalanges in normal and osteoporotic patients.

Quantitative ultrasound (US) measurements have been shown to be a new technique assessing bone status. This study aimed to assess a new US instrument, the DBM Sonic 1200(R) (IGEA) which permits the measurement of the speed of sound in the proximal phalanges (SOSp) of the hand. The results obtained were compared with DXA (SOPHOS) and US measurements at the calcaneus (Achilles(R) LUNAR).