Osteoporosis News

In selected cases of osteogenesis imperfecta, unicortical locking plate fixation effectively supplemented intramedullary rod fixation, according to study results recently published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Orthopedics Today features eight stories of importance to emerge from the EFORT Congress.

Recently published data indicated hemicortical allograft survival was excellent. Additionally, although hemicortial resection was not recommended for high-grade tumors, it was found to be more effective than segmental resection for the treatment of low- and intermediate-grade tumors.

PRAGUE — Due to demographic developments and the increasing number of older patients in the population overall, hip and femoral fracture rates are rising, according to study data presented at the 16th EFORT Congress.

Almost half of women veterans who used Veterans Affairs health care in the 2010 fiscal year had at least one reproductive health diagnosis, but the diagnoses varied among age categories.

Guidelines regarding calcium, vitamin prescriptions and imaging protocols set forth by the National Osteoporosis Foundation following a distal radial fracture were adhered to infrequently, according to recently published data.

A higher body mass index was associated with foot joint pain in a 20-year study of middle-aged and older women in the United Kingdom.

Costs per patient who underwent total joint arthroplasty were lower for society and the health care payer when patients had a web-based follow-up assessment rather than an in-person follow-up, according to recently published data. Researchers evaluated 229 patients for a minimum of 12 months following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) who either completed follow-up at a specified clinic or through an internet assessment tool. Travel costs, resources used related to the procedure and time spent associated with each option were studied. Cost analyses from health care payer and societal perspective were completed with all costs represented in 2012 Canadian dollars.

Osteoporosis-related fractures have caused a substantial and increasing economic burden to the Chinese health care system, according to study findings presented at the International Osteoporosis Foundation Regional Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting.

Levolta Pharmaceuticals announced recently that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for the company’s osteoarthritis therapy, VOLT01.