Osteoporosis News

Patients with systemic sclerosis demonstrate lower bone mineral density compared with the general population, with significant differences reported in women aged younger than 45 years, according to data published in Rheumatology.

According to published results, severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, may be risk factors for decreased bone mineral density, fragility fractures and undiagnosed osteoporosis.

A novel clinical prediction model accurately assessed the 5-year hip fracture risk among the Swedish population without data on bone density, according to published results.

Osteoporosis and osteopenia may be underdiagnosed and undertreated among patients treated for a periprosthetic fracture following total hip arthroplasty, according to published results.

Rates of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures have fallen significantly among patients with rheumatoid arthritis over the past 24 years, according to a single-center study published in RMD Open.

We are all called to make innumerable decisions every day, especially in surgery. Trouble is, many of us decide courses of actions in haste or amidst fear, fatigue or brain fog.

The risk for fractures among postmenopausal women may vary between ethnic origin groups, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

A mobile rehabilitation and health education intervention may enhance recovery and improve physical performance for older patients with hip fractures at 3 months postoperatively, according to published data.

Published results showed exercise in combination with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatment may be an effective weight loss strategy that preserves clinically relevant site-specific bone mineral density.