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The primary objective is to assess bone structure parameters and bone strength by high resolution peripheral quantitative CT evaluation (HRpQCT) and physical activity in relation with subsequent falls, fractures and mortality in patients with a…
In the present study the prevalence of and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency will be determined in a patient population with a fracture in the upper or lower extremity.
Primary objective:1. To assess functional outcome of patients with an osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures after one year of follow-up.Secondary objectives:1. To assess radiological deterioration of sagittal alignment during one year of…
The influence of the initial vitamin D status on the fracture consolidation will be studied. These study results might give rise to a randomised controles trial with vitamin D supplementation in order to investigate the effect of supplementation on…
Primary ObjectiveThis proposal concerns the inclusion of a peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) device in the Rotterdam Study to perform osteoporosis etiological research. Since 1990, the Rotterdam Study has performed research in the…
The aim of this study is to evaluate the added benefit of integrating genetic information and state-of-the-art phenotypic information (clinical measurements) of the musculoskeletal system in groups of patients with conditions presenting with or at…