In 2011 over 1.7 million people were hospitalized because of a fragility fracture, and direct
costs associated with osteoporosis treatment exceeded 70 billion dollars in the United …

Participation in sports offers many health benefits to athletes of both sexes. However,
subsets of both female and male athletes are at increased risk of impaired bone health and …

The Female Athlete Triad is a medical condition often observed in physically active girls and
women, and involves three components:(1) low energy availability with or without …

Chinese translation Background: Osteoporosis is a prevalent but underdiagnosed condition.
Objective: To evaluate computed tomography (CT)–derived bone mineral density (BMD) …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical opportunities for the use
of computed tomography (CT) imaging for inferring bone quality and to critically analyze the …

Anorexia nervosa is prevalent in adolescents and young adults, and endocrine changes
include hypothalamic amenorrhoea; a nutritionally acquired growth-hormone resistance …

This report identifies human skeletal diseases associated with mutations in WNT1. In 10
family members with dominantly inherited, early-onset osteoporosis, we identified a …

The goal of this magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study was to quantify vertebral bone
marrow fat content and composition in diabetic and nondiabetic postmenopausal women …

Excess body weight due to obesity has traditionally been considered to have a positive
effect on bone; however, more recent findings suggest that bone quality is compromised …

Relative Energy Deficiency in sport is experiencing remarkable popularity of late, particularly
among female athletes. This condition is underpinned by low energy availability, which is a …