Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: To evaluate the presence and the degree of osteoporosis and osteopenia in a group of patients with established hyperthyroidism from at least 6 months.Material and methods: This study was based on a quantitative measurement of bone mineral density with and heel ultrasound densitometer (Type Pegassus). Each selected patient was recorded for the weight, height, BMI, age, and gender. No patient was previously treated for osteoporosis or osteopeni...