Tag: Fractures
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