Osteoporosis News

In a recently published review paper, the International Osteoporosis Foundation and International Society for Clinical Densitometry have released recommendations for FRAX — a computer-based algorithm developed by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases to help predict the 10-year risk of fragility fracture.

Vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty are generally safe procedures that can stabilize fractures and may restore lost vertebral height, according to a literature review recently issued by a working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

Patients in the U.S. Military Health System who received oral bisphosphonates on a monthly basis demonstrated higher rates of medication compliance than those who received weekly dosing.

A study from researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has determined that the use of a dedicated screener in fracture clinics increases the number of patients who are tested and treated for osteoporosis.

An updated review of studies has found that when compared with staying sedentary, strength exercises increase bone density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

COPENHAGEN — The rate of fracture recurrence in patients with low-energy vertebral compression fractures may be unrelated to surgical intervention, according to a study presented here.

The economic burden of fractures in Europe has been significantly underestimated, according to a report launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations.

The severity and distribution of skin wrinkles, as well as overall skin quality, could be predictors of bone mineral density in women during early menopause, according to a recently presented study.

Patients who undergo gastric bypass or other bariatric weight-loss surgeries have a higher risk of fracture than previously reported, according to a recently presented study.

The increasing rate of acetabular fractures in the elderly — as well as a rising incidence of complications and 37.8% mortality — warrants further investigation, according to a study presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, in San Diego.