Osteoporosis News

Following a distal radial fracture, significantly fewer men received evaluation for osteoporosis compared with women, and evaluation rates were significantly below those established in published guidelines, according to study results.

Medimaps Group announced recently a partnership with Hologic for the launch of the TBS iNsight software application.

Women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fracture adhered to denosumab therapy better than other osteoporosis treatments over time, according to research presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2014 Annual Meeting.

Diabetes is a stand-alone risk factor for major osteoporotic fractures but does not alter the effect of Fracture Risk Assessment Tool risk factors or prior fracture site, according to a presentation at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2014 Annual Meeting.

The frailty index was a predictor of falls, fractures, overnight hospitalization and death in women with osteoporosis, according to study results.

Treatment with bisphosphonates for osteoporosis provided no protective effect against the risk for invasive postmenopausal breast cancer, according to an analysis of results from two randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trials.

Physical therapy was not shown to significantly reduce pain or raise function among patients with hip osteoarthritis, according to a recently published study.

LAS VEGAS — Injections of teriparatide could encourage bony healing and fusion in the spine and prevent future fractures in patients with osteoporosis, according to research presented at the AACE 23rd Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress.

A tool developed by WHO to assess bone fracture risk underestimates the vulnerability in certain age groups and circumstances, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Upon investigation into the interrelationship among the loss of muscle mass and bone density deterioration in patients with obesity, researchers have coined two new terms to encompass the range of conditions involved, according to a recently published review.