Osteoporosis News

A Canadian study recently published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure has found that although one in 10 heart failure patients had compression fractures in the spine that could have been detected by chest X-ray, few are actually receiving treatment to help prevent such fractures.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation introduced a teaching tool specifically designed to help physicians learn more about the detection and understanding of osteoporotic vertebral fractures.

Male and non-English speaking patients tend to display the least knowledge of osteoporosis and, thus, are at a higher risk for subsequent fracture, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Approximately 25% of postmenopausal women with fragility fractures are obese, according to research presented at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis.

According to a review paper published in Osteoporosis International, the rates of age-specific hip fractures around the world have changed in recent years — declining in some countries or regions, while increasing in others.

A study recently presented at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis found that the initial quality of life lost after an osteoporotic fracture is substantial — particularly following hip or vertebral fracture — and differences in the quality of life lost exists among countries even after researchers corrected for confounding variables.

A recently published study conducted by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto found that women who take bisphosphonates for 5 years or more may have a higher risk of certain femur fractures, according to a St. Michael’s Hospital press release.

Middle-aged and older men who followed a multicomponent regimen of resistance and weight-bearing impact exercises experienced positive improvements in lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density and bone strength, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Findings from investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles indicate the onset of puberty as the main influence on adult bone mineral density and note that the length of puberty did not affect bone mineral density.

Osteoporosis patients taking bisphosphonates have not only displayed an ability to survive – they also appear to gain an extra 5 years of life, according to Australian investigators.