K J Obrant
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Lenora J, Gerdhem P, Obrant K, Ivaska K
Osteoporos Int
. 2008 Oct;
20(7):1225-32.
PMID: 18949532
Summary: Associations between bone turnover markers and calcaneal ultrasound (quantitative ultrasound, QUS) were studied in a population-based sample of 810 elderly women. Baseline bone turnover markers correlated with baseline QUS...
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Tenne M, McGuigan F, Jansson L, Gerdhem P, Obrant K, Luthman H, et al.
Bone
. 2008 Feb;
42(4):719-27.
PMID: 18280230
Introduction: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a key regulator of calcium metabolism. Parathyroid hormone-like hormone (PTHrP) contributes to skeletal development through regulation of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation during early bone growth....
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Lenora J, Ivaska K, Obrant K, Gerdhem P
Osteoporos Int
. 2007 Apr;
18(9):1297-305.
PMID: 17440674
Unlabelled: The association between baseline levels of eleven bone turnover markers and 5-year rate of bone density change was prospectively studied in a population-based sample of 601 75-year-old women. Several...
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Gerdhem P, Ringsberg K, Obrant K, Akesson K
Osteoporos Int
. 2005 Mar;
16(11):1425-31.
PMID: 15744449
Vitamin D supplements have been used to prevent fractures. The effect may be mediated through increased bone mass, but also through reduced falling propensity. The aim of this study was...
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Karlsson K, Karlsson C, Ahlborg H, Valdimarsson O, Ljunghall S, Obrant K
Calcif Tissue Int
. 2003 Oct;
72(6):675-80.
PMID: 14562995
The aim of the study was to compare bone turnover in male soccer players with controls and to follow bone turnover with changes in activity level. Serum-osteocalcin (OC), carboxy-terminal propeptide...
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Brandstrom H, Gerdhem P, Stiger F, Obrant K, Melhus H, Ljunggren O, et al.
Calcif Tissue Int
. 2003 Sep;
74(1):18-24.
PMID: 14508625
Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a secreted member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family, is a potent inhibitor of osteoclast activation and differentiation. In animal models OPG prevents bone loss, and in...
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Gerdhem P, Ringsberg K, Akesson K, Obrant K
Osteoporos Int
. 2003 Aug;
14(9):768-72.
PMID: 12904841
High physical activity level has been associated with high bone mass and low fracture risk and is therefore recommended to reduce fractures in old age. The aim of this study...
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Gerdhem P, Akesson K, Obrant K
Osteoporos Int
. 2003 May;
14(3):208-12.
PMID: 12730785
The importance of a physically active lifestyle as a preventive measure for maintaining bone mass is often stressed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of everyday...
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Gerdhem P, Obrant K
Osteoporos Int
. 2002 Dec;
13(12):932-6.
PMID: 12459935
In order to elucidate the influence of nicotine smoking on bone mass in elderly women, bone mass was cross-sectionally assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in total body, hip...
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Ullmark G, Obrant K
J Arthroplasty
. 2002 Feb;
17(2):150-7.
PMID: 11847612
We describe the histologic findings of 31 tissue samples from 21 cases in 19 different patients taken 1 to 48 months after revision arthroplasty and impaction grafting in the hip...