Osteoporosis News

Femoral neck bone mineral density can predict knee and hip radiographic osteoarthritis, and vertebral fractures are a risk factor for hand radiographic osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

CHICAGO — Denosumab was superior to risedronate for increasing spine and hip bone mineral density, with both treatments demonstrating similar safety, among patients receiving glucocorticoids, according to Kenneth Saag MD, MSc, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Modest improvements in quadricep strength are associated with better performance in chair-stand tests among women — but not men — who are at risk for knee osteoarthritis or already have the disease, according to recent findings in Arthritis Care & Research.

The use of wearable devices that track movement is effective in significantly increasing the amount of and time spent performing moderate to vigorous physical activity, with high short-term adherence, among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Gains in ultradistal radius bone mineral density demonstrated by postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who had been treated with abaloparatide for 18 months were maintained throughout the following 24 months with open-label alendronate, according to a poster presented at the ASBMR 2018 Annual Meeting.

The use of medications associated with the development of osteoporosis has steadily increased across Denmark in the past 16 years, particularly by those most at risk for fracture, such as postmenopausal women and older adults, according to findings from a registry study published in Bone.

Osteoporosis is associated with a 1.3-fold increase in the risk for dementia among men, and a 1.2-fold increase among women, according to findings published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Recently published results showed a strong association with poor physical performance, fatigue and subsequent risk of injurious falls and mobility limitations when low muscle mass was measured by deuterated creatine dilution compared with lean mass assessed by DXA.

Incident fractures may be predicted by physical performance and appendicular lean mass, independent of previous falls and FRAX probability, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation and Medtronic are launching a joint partnership to educate clinicians and the public about vertebral compression fractures and available treatment options to increase positive health outcomes related to osteoporosis management, according to a press release.