CEMENTED HEMIARTHOPLASTY IN ELDERLY OSTEOPOROTIC PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURES
Osteoporosis is a major cause of illness and death in elderly people. This condition is characterized by low bone mass which increases the risk of fractures, particularly of hip, spine and wrist.

Samar Biswas
Pune, In

  

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NEONATAL VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY RICKETS
Newborns with severe VDD presented with hypocalcemia and increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and PTH compared to older infants with VDD. Serum calcium levels were correlated significantly with 25OH vitamin D and Mg concentrations. Radiological manifestations included metaphyseal band of lucency (osteopenia) within distal radius, femur, and/or tibia with mild cupping.

Ashraf Soliman
Doha, Qa

  

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THE SYSTEM XC- TRANSPORTER AND CANCER-INDUCED BONE PAIN
Cancer cells exist in conditions of elevated oxidative stress. To protect themselves, cancer cells increase the activity of a transport system called system xc- to import necessary cystine in exchange for glutamate. This glutamate is a cell-signalling molecule that has significant implications for bone cell metabolism and pain sensation.

Gurmit Singh
Hamilton, Ca

  

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  PAPEL DE LOS BISFOSFONATOS EN LA TERAPIA DE LA OSTEOPOROSIS POSMENOPÁUSICA
Sobre la base de una revisión de la bibliografía de referencia, se presenta una actualización del uso de bisfosfonatos en el enfoque de esta enfermedad en mujeres posmenopáusicas.

Cristina Mariano Ruas Brandão
Belo Horizonte, Brasil

     

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CORRELATION OF SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY AND OSSEOINTEGRATION
The surface of titanium implant plays a vital role in determining the biological response of bone healing. The adsorption of biomolecules and the subsequent interactions of cells on a surface determine the fate of the implant.

Raj Gaurav Singh
Dunedin, Nz

  

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