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In a prospective study we compared bone mass measured independently by dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) on lumbar spine and by histomorphometry on transiliac biopsy. Measurements were done in 83 patients (23 males, 60 females) with various generalized bone diseases, including spinal osteoporosis,
primary hyperparathyroidism
and osteopetrosis. Iliac bone density was analyzed on bone biopsy with an automatic image analyzer and expressed as the trabecular bone volume (TBV), the cortical thickness (CT) and the total bone density (TBD) which includes the density of both spongy and cortical bone within the periosteal envelope. The bone mineral content (BMC) and density (
BMD
) were measured from L2 to L4 with a Novo Lab 22a device. For the 83 patients, there were significant correlations between values given by both methods, with r values ranging from 0.74 to 0.43, according to the bone mass parameters analyzed. In the 37 patients with untreated vertebral osteoporosis, the TBV--but not the CT nor the TBD--correlated significantly with the
BMD
of the spine (r = 0.53, p less than 0.001). In conclusion, there is a significant correlation between bone density of the iliac crest assessed histomorphometrically and spinal density measured by DPA. Despite the fact that DPA measures both trabecular and cortical bone of the spine, it correlates better with iliac trabecular bone mass than with the overall iliac bone density.
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PMID:Comparison of bone mass measured by histomorphometry on iliac biopsy and by dual photon absorptiometry of the lumbar spine. 316 38
Hip fractures in men account for one third of all hip fractures and have a higher mortality than in women. The public health burden will increase as the increase in the numbers of elderly men in the community increases. In addition, the age-specific incidence of hip fractures may be increasing in some, but not all, countries. Vertebral fractures may be a public health problem as recent studies suggest that the prevalence in the community is 20-30%, similar to that reported in women. Forearm fractures should probably not be regarded as a public health problem. Peak bone mass is higher in men than women because men have bigger bones. Peak bone mineral density is the same. The amount of trabecular bone lost at the spine and iliac crest during ageing is similar in men and women. Cortical bone loss is less in men because endocortical resorption is less and periosteal formation is greater. Bone loss accelerates in elderly men because endocortical resorption and increasing cortical porosity increase the surface available for resorption. Bone fragility is less in men than women because: (a) the cross-sectional surface of the bone is larger; (b) trabecular bone loss is less as a percentage of the higher peak bone mass; (c) trabecular bone loss occurs by thinning rather than perforation; and (d) periosteal appositional growth compensates for endocortical resorption by maintaining the bending strength of bone. Reduced
BMD
in men with fractures may be due to reduced peak bone size and mass, and bone loss. Bone loss occurs by reduced bone formation. Whether men with fractures have increased bone fragility due to reduced periosteal appositional growth during ageing is unknown. The age-related decline in testosterone, adrenal androgens, growth hormone, and insulin-like growth factor 1 may contribute to reduced bone formation and bone loss. Men with vertebral fractures often have hypogonadism or illnesses with few clinical features that should be considered with a high index of suspicion (alcoholism, myeloma, malabsorption,
primary hyperparathyroidism
, haemochromatosis, Cushing's disease). Secondary hyperparathyroidism may contribute to bone loss by activating bone turnover and so increasing the number of bone remodelling units with impaired bone formation in each. There is no proven treatment for osteoporosis in men because there have been no trials using anti-fracture efficacy as an end point. Testosterone replacement should be considered in men with proven hypogonadism and vitamin D deficiency should be corrected if present. Calcium supplements and bisphosphonates are reasonable options given the lack of information.
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PMID:Osteoporosis in men. 936 40
Changes in skeletal remodeling (biochemical bone markers) and regional bone mineral density (spine, hip, and forearm bone mineral density [
BMD
]) were observed for 3 years in 20 patients (15 women and 5 men; age 54 +/- 11 years, range 29-69 years) after successful surgery for
primary hyperparathyroidism
(PHPT). Fifteen PHPT patients were compared with 15 normal controls who were exactly matched with respect to age, gender, and menopausal status (10 women and 5 men; age 53 +/- 12 years, range 29-65 years [PHPT] and 29-66 years [controls]). All bone markers (serum osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase, and type I collagen telopeptide [ICTP], and urinary hydroxyproline and NTx/creatinine ratio) declined significantly and reached normal levels within 6 months. No major changes took place during the remaining 2.5 years, apart from urine hydroxyproline, which disclosed a small peak around 12 months with a further decline towards study end (p < 0.05). Bone mineral density increased significantly in all regions (p < 0.001). At all locations, except the intertrochanteric region of the hip, the increase continued from 6 months until study end (p < 0.05). The increase in
BMD
was unequally distributed among regions (p < 0.001). The increase at the proximal forearm was less than in the spine (p < 0.05), the trochanteric region of the hip (p < 0.05), and the distal forearm (p < 0.05). No difference in
BMD
increase was observed between men, and pre- and postmenopausal women. Compared with the matched control group, PHPT patients had significantly lower
BMD
at baseline in the proximal (p < 0.02) and distal (p < 0.05) forearm. Furthermore, during the 3-year follow-up period, the PHPT patients showed a significant increase in
BMD
compared with controls in the spine (p < 0.005), the trochanteric and intertrochanteric regions of the hip (p < 0.005 and p < 0.05, respectively), and the distal forearm (p < 0.005). In conclusion, bone remodeling is normalized within the first 6 months after successful parathyroid surgery, with no major changes during the following 2.5 years. Bone mineral density increases at both cancellous and cortical sites, but in predominantly cortical bone, the recovery in
BMD
is less than in cancellous bone-rich areas.
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PMID:Primary hyperparathyroidism: effect of parathyroidectomy on regional bone mineral density in Danish patients: a three-year follow-up study. 1057 80
The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of ultrasound (QUS) parameters and bone mineral density at different skeletal sites in patients with
primary hyperparathyroidism
(PHPT) before and after surgical treatment. In 22 patients (age range 28-74 years) with PHPT we measured speed of sound (SOS), attenuation (BUA) and Stiffness at the calcaneus, amplitude-dependent speed of sound (AD-SoS) at proximal phalanges, and bone mineral density at lumbar spine (BMD-LS) and at the mid-radius (BMD-MR) and ultra-distal radius (BMD-UDR) before, 1 and 2 years after surgical operation. Twenty-two age- and sex-matched healthy subjects provided control data. Before surgery, all parameters apart from SOS were significantly lower in PHPT patients than in controls. At the end of the study period,
BMD
-LS increased by 7.0%,
BMD
-UDR by 7.4% and
BMD
-MR by 11.0%. The changes in ultrasound parameters after surgery were lower (0.44% for SOS, 2.2% for BUA, 3.3% for Stiffness and 2.6% for AD-SoS); however, the increase was statistically significant (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively) only for Stiffness and AD-SoS. Our results indicate that parathyroidectomy increases both axial and appendicular
BMD
and influences QUS parameters differently at the calcaneus and at the phalanges. The combined use of
BMD
and QUS could improve the assessment of skeletal status in patients with PHPT before and after surgery.
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PMID:Quantitative ultrasound and bone mineral density in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism before and after surgical treatment. 1082 42
Primary hyperparathyroidism
caused by solitary adenomas occurs rarely (especially in children and adolescents). The clinical manifestations are usually subtle and that is why the mentioned disorder is usually late diagnosed and as an effect--late treated. We present the case of a 17 year old girl, an ambulatory patient who had been "observed" for over 12 months because of persistent ostealgia. She had not been properly diagnosed. The first diagnostic investigation of calcium and phosphate balance was provided only when multifocal osteolysis of tibias, hip and metacarpal bones was detected and biopsy of the mentioned osteolytic lesions was done. After the admission to The Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Disease of Adolescents: Ca 3.02-3.06 mmol/l, PO4- 0.32-0.62 mmol/l, ACP 19.4 U/l, ALP 864 U/l, PTH 770 pg/ml [normal values: 10-70]. Densitometry findings:
BMD
(Neck[L]) 0.636 g/cm2,
BMD
(Neck[R]) 0.722 g/cm2. The parathyroid adenoma was removed after the exploration and localization with MIBI99mTc (scintigraphy). Clinical diagnosis was verified by histologic findings. 5 months after:
BMD
(Neck[L]) 0.850 g/cm2,
BMD
(Neck[R]) 0.741 g/cm2, calcemia 2.38 mmol/l, phosphatemia 1.14 mmol/l, ACP 6.2 U/l, ALP 159 U/l. Radiograms show evident improvement of bone tissue structure.
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PMID:[Multifocal osteolysis as a result of delayed diagnosis for primary hyperparathyroidism]. 1090 59
A major challenge in the management of
primary hyperparathyroidism
(pHPT) is the decision regarding which patients should undergo parathyroidectomy (PTX). although the Consensus Development Conference of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has proposed guidelines for the indication of surgery. We found that PTX brings about increases in radial and lumbar
BMD
values as high as 10% in virtually all pHPT patients including postmenopausal women and those without an indication for surgery based on NIH criteria. Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level and the severity of cortical bone mass reduction are clinically useful for predicting the changes in lumbar
BMD
after PTX. The present findings provide a useful clue for the indication of surgery in pHPT, and seem to warrant a more extended indication than that of the NIH. We also described the recent progress in studies on calcium-sensing receptor (CaR), and discussed the possibility of bone mass recovery by medical treatment of pHPT with a newly introduced CaR agonist ('calcimimetics').
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PMID:Treatment of osteopenia secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism. 1091 4
Primary hyperparathyroidism
(PHPT) is a common disease causing bone loss in elderly patients. We report a case study of a 36-year-old woman with PHPT. Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) assessment of the phalanges and calcaneus revealed significantly lower than normal values for age. This observation was confirmed by measuring bone mineral density in different skeletal sites using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Subsequent parathyroid adenoma surgery normalized calcium metabolism, resulting in a progressive increase of
BMD
and ultrasound (US) parameters. This report has shown an ability of peripheral QUS examinations (phalanges and calcaneus) in early detection of bone alterations caused by PHPT in a young woman. Skeletal changes after surgery could be evaluated by QUS in a similar manner to that used in DXA.
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PMID:Quantitative ultrasound of the hand phalanges and calcaneus revealed skeletal abnormalities due to primary hyperparathyroidism: a case report. 1193 90
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) polymorphism A986S has been found to be associated with higher serum calcium levels in normal subjects, suggesting that this amino acid change might decrease the inhibitory activity of the mutated receptor, render the parathyroid cells more prone to proliferate, and eventually increase the risk of developing
primary hyperparathyroidism
(PHPT). The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of this and other 2 known CaR polymorphisms (R990G and Q1011 E) in patients with PHPT and their effect on its phenotype. We studied 103 Italian patients with PHPT and 148 healthy Italian subjects and we compared the results in 50 pairs matched for sex, age and geographic provenience. A fragment of exon 7 of the CaR gene, containing the 3 polymorphic loci of interest (A986S, R990G, and Q1011E), was amplified by PCR and sequenced. Serum calcium and PTH levels,
BMD
and other biochemical and clinical parameters were evaluated. The frequency distribution of the A9865, R990G, and Q1011 E polymorphisms in the 103 PHPT patients was 39.8%, 5.8%, and 2.0%, respectively. There was no difference in the frequency of the 3 CaR polymorphisms in the 50 matched pairs of patients and controls. We found no significant difference in several clinical and biochemical parameters between PHPT patients carrying or not the 986S allele. Finally, no relationship was observed between the 986S genotype and total and ionized serum calcium in control subjects. The A986S CaR polymorphism is the most common in Italian PHPT patients and the allotype AS does not appear to play a relevant role in the pathogenesis of PHPT and its severity. The A986S polymorphism does not correlate with serum calcium levels in normal Italian subjects.
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PMID:Calcium-sensing receptor gene polymorphisms in primary hyperparathyroidism. 1215 Mar 36
Fifty-one patients with surgically proven
primary hyperparathyroidism
(PHPT), 11 males and 40 females, mean age+/-SD: 55.9+/-14.1 years, and 58 age- and sex-matched normal subjects were studied. The femoral and L(2)-L(4) bone mineral density (
BMD
; Hologic QDR 4500 C), as well as quantitative ultrasonometry (QUS; DBM-Sonic 1200) of the phalanges of both hands were measured in patients and controls. QUS measurements included amplitude-dependent speed of sound (AD-SoS), and other parameters derived from the graphic trace: signal dynamics (Sdy), first wave amplitude (FWA), bone transmission time (BTT) and ultrasound bone profile index (UBPI). Patients with PHPT showed significantly lower dual energy X-ray densitometry (DXA) values and QUS parameters compared to controls (lumbar spine Z-score: controls: -0.16+/-1.12, PHPT: -0.70+/-1.14, P=0.016; femoral neck Z-score: controls: -0.28+/-1.74, PHPT: -1+/-1.01, P=0.013; total femur Z-score: controls: -0.33+/-1.12, PHPT: -1.01+/-0.95, P=0.0013; AD-SoS Z-score: controls: -0.89+/-1.22, PHPT: -1.97+/-1.78, P=0.0003; FWA Z-score: controls: 0.36+/-1, PHPT: 0.62+/-0.85, P<0.0001; BTT Z-score: controls: 0.04+/-1.03, PHPT: -0.45+/-1.37, P=0.044; UBPI Z-score: controls: -0.02+/-1.01, PHPT: -0.68+/-1.05, P=0.002; SDy (mV/micros(2)): controls: -295+/-256, PHPT: -498+/-306, P=0.0003). In male patients,
BMD
values measured on the lumbar spine and femoral regions were similar to those found in male controls, while QUS values were significantly lower (lumbar spine Z-score: controls: -1.05+/-1.41, PHPT: -1.75+/-1.21, P=0.21; femoral neck Z-score: controls: -0.37+/-1.84, PHPT: -1.11+/-1.14, P=0.27; total femur Z-score: controls: -0.16+/-1.59, PHPT: -1.02+/-1.20, P=0.168; AD-SoS Z-score: controls: -0.52+/-1.58, PHPT: -1.57+/-1.77, P=0.149; FWA Z-score: controls: 0.67+/-1.01, PHPT: -0.74+/-0.79, P=0.0016; BTT Z-score: controls: 1.22+/-0.83, PHPT: 0.75+/-1.51, P=0.478; UBPI Z-score: controls: 0.56+/-0.94, PHPT: -0.47+/-1.10, P=0.025; SDy (mV/micros(2)): controls: -167+/-230, PHPT: -485+/-307, P=0.01). Women with PHPT were further divided into two subgroups: premenopause ( n=11) and postmenopause ( n=29). The premenopausal women with PHPT showed significantly lower DXA values than those of the premenopausal control ones, but similar QUS parameters (lumbar spine Z-score: controls: 0.12+/-0.66, PHPT: -0.59+/-0.85, P=0.03; femoral neck Z-score: controls: 0.06+/-2.85, PHPT: -1.48+/-1.05, P=0.11; total femur Z-score: controls: -0.51+/-0.97, PHPT: -1.48+/-0.63, P=0.009; AD-SoS Z-score: controls: 0.78+/-0.89, PHPT: -1.26+/-1.88, P=0.42; FWA Z-score: controls: 1.14+/-0.77, PHPT: 0.12+/-0.80, P=0.007; BTT Z-score: controls: 0.13+/-0.60, PHPT: 0.25+/-1.15, P=0.757; UBPI Z-score: controls: 0.73+/-0.49, PHPT: 0.24+/-0.96, P=0.15; SDy (mV/micros(2)): controls: -118+/-123, PHPT: -271+/-301, P=0.106). The postmenopausal women with PHPT showed both DXA and QUS parameters significantly lower than those found in the postmenopausal controls (lumbar spine Z-score: controls: 0.09+/-0.96, PHPT: -0.31+/-0.96, P=0.004; femoral neck Z-score: controls: -0.38+/-1.01, PHPT: -0.76+/-0.91, P=0.14; total femur Z-score: controls: -0.33+/-0.97, PHPT: -0.81+/-0.92, P=0.057; AD-SoS Z-score: controls: -1.08+/-1.17, PHPT: -2.38+/-1.68, P=0.31; FWA Z-score: controls: -0.013+/-0.81, PHPT: -0.86+/-0.74, P=0.0009; BTT Z-score: controls: -0.58+/-0.68, PHPT: -1.13+/-0.93, P=0.016; UBPI Z-score: controls: -0.62+/-0.83, PHPT: -1.11+/-0.82, P=0.034; SDy (mV/micros(2)): controls: -419+/-242, PHPT: -589+/-269, P=0.012). The relative risk of osteopenia was significantly increased in PHPT patients at several measurement sites. There was a highly significant correlation between spine and femoral
BMD
and QUS parameters, while PTH serum levels did not correlate with any of the densitometric variables. In conclusion, QUS parameters would seem to be able to distinguish patients with PHPT from normal controls in male subjects and in postmenopausal women, but not in premenopausal women. This would suggest that the higher estrogen levels in premenopausal patients might preserve the bone from significant structural changes. This may also suggest that hyperparathyroidism, in addition to the reduction of bone mineral content, can cause an alteration of bone structure with an additional increase in fracture risk in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, the alterations in QUS parameters in patients who do not show significant changes in DXA measurements suggest an involvement of bone that is independent of mineral content and may be helpful for selecting candidates for surgery, according to NIH criteria.
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PMID:Phalangeal quantitative ultrasound technology and dual energy X-ray densitometry in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: influence of sex and menopausal status. 1273 Jul 52
The management of oestrogen deficiency bone loss needs to include general measures to protect against osteoporosis, the identification and treatment of other reversible causes of bone loss, and the use of proven agents for the treatment of osteoporosis. The general measures include improved physical activity, adequate diet (paying particular attention to calcium and vitamin D), and avoidance of behaviours that promote bone loss, such as smoking and alcohol abuse. The diseases that should be identified, other than estrogen-deficiency, include
primary hyperparathyroidism
, thyrotoxicosis and celiac disease. The treatments that are proven to prevent fractures in women with estrogen deficiency, include hormone replacement therapy, raloxifene, nasal calcitonin, bisphosphonates, (alendronate and risedronate) and parathyroid hormone. The most appropriate therapy in the younger woman is HRT, although the trial-based evidence that HRT prevents fractures is not strong. There is a wide choice of preparations and the use of continuous combined preparations avoids regular menstrual periods, one of the limitations to the use of HRT. Raloxifene has less effect on bone mineral density than HRT, but a similar effect on vertebral fractures and does not result in menstrual bleeding or increased risk of breast cancer. There is recent evidence suggesting that the beneficial effects on lipids translate into reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Bisphosphonates are the standard treatment for the older woman with osteoporosis. Alendronate has been found to reduce the risk of spine, hip, and wrist fractures and has approval for a once weekly regimen, an approach that appears to prevent GI side effects. Risedronate reduces the risk of spine and non-vertebral fractures within the first year of treatment and has been shown to reduce the risk of hip fracture. It has not been associated with an excess of GI side effects. Parathyroid hormone therapy results in increases in
BMD
that are even greater than estrogen and the bisphosphonates and to an even greater reduction in the risk of fractures, particularly non-vertebral fractures. It works by stimulation of bone formation rather than by inhibition of bone resorption. However, it has to be given by daily injection. Thus, we have a wide choice of therapies for the woman with osteoporosis due to ovarian failure.
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PMID:Management of osteoporosis due to ovarian failure. 1286 23
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