Tag: Fractures
Women With Osteoporosis Want to Know Their Fracture Risk
Furthermore, survey shows patients prefer visual presentation of risk
Small Changes in Bone Mineral Density Can Reduce Hip Fracture Risk
Small improvements in femoral neck BMD coincided with significant reduction in incidence of hip fracture in men and women
Cast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
No significant difference in DASH score, range of motion values seen at first postoperative year for CI, surgery
Surgical Stabilization Beneficial for Odontoid Fractures
Mortality rate lower at 30 days and one year in propensity score-matched and Cox proportional hazards analyses
Hip Fracture Risk Higher Among Vegetarians Versus Regular Meat Eaters
Association was partly explained by their lower body mass index
Number of Hip Fractures Set to Nearly Double by 2050
Lower use of antiosteoporosis medication seen for men vs. women; men had higher rates of all-cause mortality
Common Tools Suboptimal for ID’ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
Findings seen for the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool and the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool
Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight Linked to Lower Incidence of Fracture
Very preterm newborns, those with low birth weight had lower incidence of fractures during mean follow-up of 10 years
Sliding Hip Screws Feasible for Trochanteric Fractures
One-year outcomes similar to those seen with fixation using intramedullary nails
Fracture Risk Up With Prediabetes Before Menopause Transition
Increased risk of fracture after adjustment for confounding variables, including bone mineral density
