Osteoporosis News

Patients taking antiepileptic drugs are up to four times more likely to suffer spine, collarbone and ankle fractures — and more likely to have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, according to research published in Neurology.

A study from the Mayo Clinic has found skeletal muscle mass affects bone architecture and bone strength in distinctly different ways between men and women.

The Endocrine Society has released new clinical practice guidelines for the management of osteoporosis in men.

Patients with bisphosphonates-associated femoral shaft fractures have more complications compared with patients not treated with bisphosphonates, despite low rates of other risk factors and ample use of biologic adjuvants, according to recent study results.

There is a high prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to researchers at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

AMSTERDAM — Balloon kyphoplasty results demonstrated greater improvements in physical component summary scores compared with nonoperative management when both approaches were used to treat vertebral compression fractures, according to a presenter here at SpineWeek 2012.

PHILADELPHIA — Men and women are not receiving effective tests or treatments for osteoporosis, largely because of a lack of awareness, Michael McClung, MD, said during a presentation at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 21st Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress Meeting.

When men aged between 19 years and 24 years exercised it helped stave off the effects of osteoporosis in old age, according to a recent study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Women who go through menopause early are nearly twice as likely to experience osteoporosis later in life, according to researchers in Sweden.