Endokrynologia Polska 2011, tom 62, nr 1

Drogie Koleżanki i Koledzy, Minął kolejny rok kadencji Zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Endokrynologicznego, który wybrali Państwo podczas Zjazdu we Wrocławiu. Jest to zarazem już dwa lata naszej kolejnej kadencji; z reguły takie okoliczności nakłaniają do pewnych podsumowań. W związku z organizowanym w listopadzie 2010 roku, po raz pierwszy w historii naszego Towarzystwa, Interdyscyplinarnym Forum Endokrynologii, Diabetologii i Chorób Metabolicznych rzygotowałem małe podsumowanie, które chyba powinno nas napawać dumą...

Dear Colleagues and Readers, It is my great pleasure to present to you this edition of the “Polish Journal of Endocrinology”, dedicated to bone metabolism disorders. The longer life-span of the general population, unfavourable changes in our lifestyle, with prolonged sedentary time periods and too little time for exercise, improper nutrition habits andunsatisfactory exposure to sunlight in our latitude, as well as risk factors, including some medications, can stimulate the development of many degenerative diseases, including osteoporosis...

Skeletal and functional status can be affected after stroke, mainly due to subjects’ immobilisation. The aim of our study was to assess the functional and bone status in post-stroke patients with hemiplegia. Quantitative ultrasound at hand phalanges and bonemineral density (BMD) in the wrist and the calcaneal bone were compared between the paralysed and the non-paralysed side. The study was performed at the Department of Rehabilitation in Nowa Sol...

The aim of this study was to estimate forearm bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) using singleenergy X-ray absorptiometry (SXA) in a group of Polish women that included both pre- and post-menopausal subjects...

In clinical ambulatory practice, patients often, rather than discontinuing treatment, change to another one. This study aims to assess the reasons why patients with osteoporosis switch from one alendronate to another with a different brand name...

Glucocorticosteroids decrease the longitudinal growth of bones. It has been reported that skeletally immature rats on calcitonin treatment grow longer and slimmer. The aim of this study was to assess whether concomitant treatment with calcitonin would influence longitudinal growth and histology of epiphyseal plate in hydrocortisone-treated rats...

More than half of those with chronic diseases, including osteoporosis, discontinue treatment during the first year of its administration. This problem increases over the course of continued follow-up. Additionally, it has been observed that 13% of women, prescribed oral daily alendronate, do not even start the treatment, while 20% of patients discontinue the therapy during the first four months...

Epidemiological prognoses regarding the global spread of post-menopausal osteoporosis can prove somewhat nebulous. But it is clear that low-energy fractures and their consequences will become an increasingly serious health problem. Therefore it is crucialto implement prognostic procedures which could more effectively predict the incidence of osteoporosis and its complications...

Steroid-induced osteoporosis is a textbook example of the secondary type of this medical condition. Glucocorticosteroids suppress bone formation by their direct and indirect effect on osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, increasing their resorption and, eventually, leading to negative bone balance. A clinical problem arises regarding the fact that approximately 50% of patients on chronic steroid therapy undergo asymptomatic bone fractures...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) has in recent years become considerably more common. The disease primarily affects girls and young women, and also boys and young men. AN is a risk factor for secondary osteoporosis. AN-related metabolic disturbances lead to diminished bone quality and increased risk of fractures...