Appendicular skeleton

No association between caffeine intake and bone mineral in axial or appendicular skeleton. 

T.A. Einhorn, G.K. Wakley, S. Linkhart, E.B. Rush, S. Maloney, E. Faierman, D. J. Baylink, Incorporation of sodium fluoride into cortical bone does not impair the mechanical properties of the appendicular skeleton in rats, Calcif. Tissue Int. 51 (1992) 127-131. 

Adequate calcium nutrition during childhood and adolescence is thought to bean important deterrent to osteoporosis in later life. A one-year study of 149 girls (8 years old) revealed the effects of consuming a typical diet (900 mg Ca/day) or a diet supplemented with an additional 850 mg Ca/day Bonjour el al, 1997). The Ca supplement was supplied by specially prepared biscuits, juices, and candy bars (rather thar pills) to assure compliance. To view some of the data, the density at the femoral diaphysis increased by 5% (unsupplemented) and by 6% (plus calcium) during the 1-ycar period. The density at the lumbar spine increased by 4% (unsupplemented) and by 4% (plus calcium). The data dernonstrated a dear and definite increase in bone density at some sites, but not at others. This study, as well as others Johnston et al., 1992), tend to show that caicium supplements to children can benefit bones of the appendicular skeleton, but not the axial skeleton. The appendicular skeleton includes the pelvis, arm bones, and leg bones. The axial skeleton includes the skull, vertebra, ribs, and sternum. 

Appendicular skeleton The limbs (the clavicles, scapulae, bones of the pelvis, and the... 

Duration 50-100 K counts appendicular skeleton 300-500 K counts axial skeleton... 

A 65-year-old Caucasian man with a left single lung transplant took voriconazole (200 mg twice daily) for pulmonary aspergillosis after 9 months therapy, a follow-up chest computed tomography showed no infectious disease, hut revealed multifocal periostitis in the axial and appendicular skeleton that was not seen initially [43A]. Bone pain was not assessed because the patient had severe dementia. The authors discuss the case and review published case reports and series on voriconazole-induced periostitis. 

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