Osteoporosis News

A study presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases to determine whether the predictive value of a previous major osteoporotic fracture for future fracture changed with time indicated the greatest risk for a second major fracture was immediately following the index fracture.

Use of zoledronic acid for the treatment of osteoporosis enhanced bone mineral density and reduced bone turnover in patients, according to results.

The EFORT Foundation, officially launched at the 10th EFORT Congress in Vienna in June 2009, is a non-profit organization that aims to promote science and research in the fields of orthopaedics and traumatology in order to make progress in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. Its educational mission is based on the improvement of the level of orthopaedic and traumatological care throughout Europe by supporting knowledge exchange and training. The financial support the Foundation gives surgeons and researchers includes grants for research projects, fellowships for long and short research visits, as well as for Congress attendance.

Investigators of this study found dried plums prevented total body bone mineral density loss in older osteopenic postmenopausal women and that both 50 g and 100 g of dried plum doses were effective in preventing bone loss.

Adults taking calcium or vitamin D supplements do not have increased CV risk compared with the general population, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis had improvements in bone mineral density after treatment with etanercept, but the risk for fracture remained high, according to researchers at the Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade in Amsterdam.

Researchers of this retrospective study conducted at a single institution discovered low lumbar osteoporotic vertebral collapse can generate neurological symptoms of foraminal stenosis and/or canal stenosis in elderly patients.

In the January/February editorial of Orthopedics, Editor-in-Chief, Robert D. D’Ambrosia, MD, announced several changes being made to the print and online editions of the publication.

Men with diabetes experienced higher cortical porosity and cortical pore volume at the distal tibia, while women with diabetes experienced higher cortical pore volume at the distal radius, according to results.

A task force of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research recently released a report providing guidance on long-term use of bisphosphonates.