Endocrine Abstracts

Background: At the Third International Workshop on asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), recent data on the disease were reviewed, but limited information of the PHPT management in Europe is available.Methods: We performed an online questionnaire survey in hospital endocrinology services to determine knowledge of current PHPT recommendations and its management in the clinical practice during 2009 Spain.Results: Ninety-ni...

Objective: The objective of our study is to evaluate muscle strength and risk of falls in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) patientsMethods: Observational cross-sectional study. Hand grip strength (HGS) (kg/cm2) was measured with a Jamar. manual hydraulic dynamometer (5030j1; Jackson, MI). To classify normality, data from the Spanish population were used, establishing the cut-off point at p10. To assess the level of mobility and the risk of ...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures although bone mineral density is increased. As such, there is a need for improved approaches to estimate fracture risk in such individuals. The Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) is a new technique to determine the trabecular bone microarchitecture.Objective: Our aim was to evaluate evaluate the usefulness of TBS in T2DM patients.Methods: We compared...