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Application of the 1994 WHO Classification to Populations Other Than Postmenopausal Caucasian Women: The 2005 ISCD Official Positions

Leslie W.D.; Adler R.A.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G.; Hodsman A.; Kendler D.L.; McClung M.; Miller P.D.; Watts N.B. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2006)

In 2003, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) developed Official Positions regarding the applicability of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of bone mineral density to populations other ...
Bone mineral density by age, gender, pubertal stages, and socioeconomic status in healthy Lebanese children and adolescents

Arabi A.; Nabulsi M.; Maalouf J.; Choucair M.; Khalife H.; Vieth R.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2004)

Gender, ethnicity, and lifestyle factors affect bone mass acquisition during childhood, thus the need for age- and sex-adjusted Z scores using ethnic-specific data for bone mineral density (BMD) measurement. This study ...
Densitometer type and impact on risk assessment for osteoporosis

Arabi A.; Salamoun M.; Ballout H.; Fuleihan G.E.-H. (TOTOWA999 RIVERVIEW DRIVE SUITE 208, TOTOWA, NJ 07512 USA, 2005)

Studies have shown a high correlation between measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) obtained on different dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry machines. Challenger osteodensitometers (Diagnostic Medical System [DMS], ...
Endocrine and musculoskeletal abnormalities in patients with Down syndrome

Hawli Y.; Nasrallah M.; Fuleihan G.E.-H. (NEW YORK75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, 2009)

Down syndrome has a prevalence of one in 500 to one in 1,000 live births and is the most common cause of mental retardation. Most patients are treated in childhood and adolescence for mental or growth retardation. Studies ...
First Update of the Lebanese Guidelines for Osteoporosis Assessment and Treatment

El-Hajj Fuleihan G.; Baddoura R.; Awada H.; Arabi A.; Okais J. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2008)

With the demographic explosion, the human, social, and economic costs of osteoporosis in developing countries, including the Middle East, will continue to rise. In 2002, the Lebanese Guidelines for Osteoporosis Assessment ...
Joint Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and International Osteoporosis Foundation on FRAX®. Executive Summary of the 2010 Position Development Conference on Interpretation and Use of FRAX® in Clinical Practice

Hans D.B.; Kanis J.A.; Baim S.; Bilezikian J.P.; Binkley N.; Cauley J.A.; Compston J.E.; Cooper C.; Dawson-Hughes B.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G.; Leslie W.D.; Lewiecki E.M.; Luckey M.M.; McCloskey E.V.; Papapoulos S.E.; Poiana C.; Rizzoli R. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2011)

The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) convened the FRAX® Position Development Conference (PDC) in Bucharest, Romania, on November 14, 2010, following ...
Osteoporotic Fractures, DXA, and Fracture Risk Assessment: Meeting Future Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Baddoura R.; Hoteit M.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2011)

The purpose was to report on the burden of osteoporotic fractures in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the use of bone mineral density (BMD) dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) databases for osteoporosis ...
Predictors of bone density in ambulatory patients on antiepileptic drugs

El-Hajj Fuleihan G.; Dib L.; Yamout B.; Sawaya R.; Mikati M.A. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2008)

Background and aim: Antiepileptic drugs are associated with bone loss and fractures. Data in children is scarce and the impact of new therapies and of low vitamin D is not clear. This study assessed predictors of bone ...
Risk Estimates for Hip Fracture From Clinical and Densitometric Variables and Impact of Database Selection in Lebanese Subjects

Badra M.; Mehio-Sibai A.; Zeki Al-Hazzouri A.; Abou Naja H.; Baliki G.; Salamoun M.; Afeiche N.; Baddoura O.; Bulos S.; Haidar R.; Lakkis S.; Musharrafieh R.; Nsouli A.; Taha A.; Tayim A.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2009)

Bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture incidence vary greatly worldwide. The data, if any, on clinical and densitometric characteristics of patients with hip fractures from the Middle East are scarce. The objective of the ...
Sex differences in the effect of body-composition variables on bone mass in healthy children and adolescents.

Arabi A.; Tamim H.; Nabulsi M.; Maalouf J.; Khalife H.; Choucair M.; Vieth R.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (CHEVY CHASE8401 CONNECTICUT AVE, SUITE 900, CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815-5817 USA, 2004)

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic interventions against osteoporosis require a determination of the factors that influence the accumulation of bone mass during growth. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the independent ...
Two randomized vitamin D trials in ambulatory patients on anticonvulsants: Impact on bone

Mikati M.A.; Dib L.; Yamout B.; Sawaya R.; Rahi A.C.; Fuleihan G.E.-H. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2006)

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of two doses of vitamin D given over 1 year on bone density in ambulatory patients on long-term antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy. METHODS: We conducted two parallel, randomized, ...
Vertebral fracture risk and impact of database selection on identifying elderly Lebanese with osteoporosis

Baddoura R.; Arabi A.; Haddad-Zebouni S.; Khoury N.; Salamoun M.; Ayoub G.; Okais J.; Awada H.; Fuleihan G.E.-H. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2007)

The International Osteoporosis Foundation recommends using a universal database i.e. the NHANES database for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Population-based databases for T-score calculation are still debated in terms of ...

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