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CVD Risk Factors ID’d in Individuals With High Fracture Risk

Highest incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events seen in those with incident fragility fracture

Multidisciplinary Effort Key in Hip Fracture Care for Elders

Collaborative hip fracture care improves continuity of care with the hospital team

Increased CXCL9 Level Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Men

Adding CXCL9 to a prognostic model including age, other risk factors improved AUC for predicting hip fractures in men

Vegetarian Women Have Increased Risk for Hip Fracture

Risk increased for vegetarians, but not occasional meat eaters or pescatarians, compared with regular meat eaters

Vitamin D Supplement Does Not Reduce Fracture Risk in Older Adults

Among adults not selected for vitamin D deficiency, low bone mass, or osteoporosis, no effect seen on total, nonvertebral, or hip fracture risk

Psychological Resilience Linked to Improved Walking After Hip Fracture

Older adults in most versus least resilient group had increases in mean gait speed and walking distance after 16 weeks

AI Applied to Imaging May Help Clinicians Diagnose Fractures

Systematic review and meta-analysis shows comparable diagnostic performance for artificial intelligence, clinicians in fracture detection

ENDO: Fracture Risk Up With Insulin Compared With Metformin in T2DM

Risk for major osteoporotic fractures up for insulin versus metformin for those with HbA1c <7 percent, BMI <25 kg/m2

Meta-Analysis: Smoking Linked to Increased Fracture Risk for Men

Increased risk seen using frequentist approach and Bayesian approach; significant association also seen in subgroup analyses

Spinal Anesthesia Tied to More Severe Pain After Hip Fracture Surgery

Greater worst pain in first 24 hours and more prescription analgesic use at 60 days reported with spinal versus general anesthesia