Tag: Fractures
Even Low Level of Physical Activity May Cut Fracture Risk
Lower rate of fracture for individuals who walk or bicycle less than 20 minutes/day versus hardly ever
New Rx for Sleeping Pills Can Up Risk of Hip Fracture
New users of sleep aids have fracture rate 2.5 times greater than peers not taking these drugs
Older Women Show Limited Understanding of Osteoporosis
Even after an osteoporosis-related fracture, few women are on pharmacotherapy
Low Serum Levels of DHEAS Predict Fractures in Older Men
Inverse correlation for DHEAS levels with risk of any fracture, non-vertebral major osteoporotic fractures
Depressive Symptoms Linked to PTSD Post Hip Fracture Repair
At 12 weeks after surgery for hip fracture, few have partial PTSD but more than half have fear of falling
AAOS: Osteoporosis Fractures More Often Fatal for Men
Mortality rate 18.7 percent for men, 13.9 percent for women year after fracture
AAOS: Few Hip Fracture Patients Take Vitamin D Consistently
Correlation for consistent supplementation with increase in physical component of the SF-12 score
Increased Nonvertebral Fracture Risk After Roux-en-Y Bypass
Risk associated with RYGB manifested more than two years after surgery; increased in subsequent years
Ultrasound Does Not Appear to Speed Up Fracture Healing
Detailed review shows LIPUS does not improve outcomes important to patients
Shift in Bisphosphonate Tx After 2008 Recommendations
From 2008 to 2012, drop in proportion of younger women, increase in women aged ≥65 years
