Osteoporosis News

A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the day.

SAN DIEGO — Men with osteoporosis receiving daily injections of abaloparatide had greater increases in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck at 12 months compared with placebo, according to a speaker.

Postmenopausal women assigned denosumab have increases in mineral to matrix ratio at the cortical and cancellous bone at 2 to 3 years, but changes were not observed beyond 5 years, according to study findings.

The FDA has given 510(k) clearance for artificial intelligence software developed to support providers in the evaluation and assessment of musculoskeletal disease for older adults, according to an industry press release.

Adults with acromegaly are more likely to experience a vertebral fracture than those without the disease, and high growth hormone levels increase fracture risk, according to study data from Italy.

Women with lower levels of anti-Müllerian hormone may experience greater bone loss during menopause transition, according to study findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

National Doctors’ Day marks the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery by Crawford W. Long, MD, on March 30, 1842. To celebrate, Healio Orthopedics revisits stories that reflect on the impact of orthopedic surgeons.

Adults with type 1 diabetes for at least 25 years have lower areal bone mineral density compared with those without diabetes, and diabetic neuropathy is linked to further BMD declines in the ultradistal tibia, according to study data.

Adults with osteoporosis have a higher risk for developing osteonecrosis of the jaw with denosumab therapy compared with bisphosphonates, according to study findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Among women aged 40 to 64 years, a recent major osteoporotic fracture was associated with increased risk for a repeat fracture at 10 years, with highest risk within the first 2 years of the fracture, according to study data.