Fragility fractures
Secondary prevention of osteoporosis in non-neck of femur fragility fractures: is it value for money? A retrospective, prospective and cross-sectional cohort study
... Methods: Patients over 50 years old admitted as inpatients to our facility with non-neck-of-femur (NOF) fragility fractures in March and September 2008 were studied. Retrospectively (March), looking for ...
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Approach to diagnosing celiac disease in patients with low bone mineral density or fragility fractures
... • Patients presenting with osteoporosis, manifested either by low bone mineral density on dual- energy x-ray absorptiometry scans or by fragility fractures, should be evaluated for secondary causes ...
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The impact of an orthogeriatric intervention in patients with fragility fractures: a cohort study
... various fragility fractures was opened on March 1, ...with fragility fractures in terms of hip and appendicular fractures were transferred directly to the new orthogeria- tric unit ...
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Analysis of trabecular distribution of the proximal femur in patients with fragility fractures
... different fractures is not well ...trochanteric fractures had more severe degeneration at the inter-trochanter than that of the femoral neck fractures (Figure 4C and ...hip fractures. This ...
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Corrigendum: A systematic review and economic evaluation of bisphosphonates for the prevention of fragility fractures
... with hazard ratios varying from 0.41 to 0.92 depending on treatment and fracture type. The effects on vertebral fractures and percentage change in BMD were statistically significant for all treatments. There was ...
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Effectiveness of surgical fixation for lateral compression type one (LC-1) fragility fractures of the pelvis: a systematic review
... hip fractures (treated with early surgery) and LC-1 FFP (treated non-operatively) is primarily due the fact that, to date, there has been no effective surgical solution for the latter group, despite them being at ...
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An evaluation of fracture liaison services in the detection and management of osteoporotic fragility fractures : a narrative review
... identify fragility fractures. Incidental diagnosis of fragility fractures can often be made on computed tomography (CT) scans of the thorax and ...vertebral fractures due to good ...
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Research priorities in fragility fractures of the lower limb and pelvis : a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance
... This was a 1-day multistakeholder workshop involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Participants worked in small groups to independently rank the top 25 indicative questions from the interim ...
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Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures
... To our knowledge, this is the first Romanian study to assess both a disease-specific and a generic instrument in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. As the burden of osteoporosis is increasing worldwide, results from ...
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Bisphosphonate-induced femoral fragility fractures: What do we know?
... Abstract: Bisphosphonates (BPs), in particular alendronate, are the cornerstone of treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. The efficacy and safety of these drugs are well documented in the literature. However, ...
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Danish register-based study on the association between specific cardiovascular drugs and fragility fractures
... We identi fi ed comorbidities known to be associated with falls: ischaemic heart disease, stroke, hypertension, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, dementia, osteoporosis, ...
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Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalised patients with vertebral fragility fractures: a systematic review
... vertebral fragility fractures admitted to hospital can be ...vertebral fragility fractures (and hence the prevalence of osteoporosis and the falls rate) and the proportion of these patients ...
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Risk factors for hospital re-presentation among older adults following fragility fractures: protocol for a systematic review
... This review will systematically retrieve and examine studies reporting potential correlates of re-presentation to hospital following fragility fractures among older adults. Although clinical and ...
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Divergent effects of obesity on fragility fractures
... have always been considered protected against osteopo- rosis and osteoporotic fractures. However, in recent years the association between obesity and osteoporosis has been actively investigated from ...
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The incidence of hip, forearm, humeral, ankle, and vertebral fragility fractures in Italy: results from a 3 year multicenter study
... of fractures [9], and osteoporotic frac- tures represent a challenge for health professionals and decision makers in the 21 st ...of fragility fractures in the Italian population [10-13], ...
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In-screw polymethylmethacrylate-augmented sacroiliac screw for the treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis: a prospective, observational study with 1-year follow-up
... ring fractures in elderly patients has been increasing because of the ageing of the popula- tion ...these fractures are associated with the combination of a low-energy trauma and an impaired bone stock [5, ...
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Screening to prevent fragility fractures among adults 40 years and older in primary care: protocol for a systematic review
... Fragility fractures impose a substantial burden on Canadian ...130,000 fragility fractures ...hip fractures in Canadians 40 years and older during 2015–2016 was 147 per 100,000, with ...
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Risk factors for hospital re-presentation among older adults following fragility fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
... There are several important recommendations for future research following this investigation. First, further robust examinations of risk factors for re-presentation to hospital among patients who have sustained ...
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Bone mineral density measurement and osteoporosis treatment after a fragility fracture in older adults: regional variation and determinants of use in Quebec
... tures not associated with a high velocity trauma were fragility fractures. However, in an unpublished pilot study, we found a positive predictive value of 79% for fra- gility fracture diagnosis based on ...
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Orthopedic surgeons’ views on the osteoporosis care gap and potential solutions: survey results
... suspected fragility fractures to our fracture liaison service, where a nurse practitioner formally evaluates them for osteoporosis and initiates treatment as ...
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