Bone Loss

KOLOA, Hawaii — In his presentation at Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, said an open Bankart repair may not be enough for treatment of a second shoulder dislocation with 6% glenoid bone loss in a high school linebacker.

Changes in body composition may correlate with bone mineral density fluctuations in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, according to a cohort study.

SAN FRANCISCO — Arthroscopic anatomic glenoid reconstruction may be a safe and effective option for the treatment of recurrent instability with subcritical bone loss, according to results presented here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Augustus D. Mazzocca, MD, discussed the technical pearls of the Latarjet procedure for patients with shoulder instability, bone loss and glenoid fractures.

Results showed the use of modular cemented stems for one-stage revision total hip arthroplasty in patients with periprosthetic infections and femoral bone loss was associated with excellent survival but high complication rates.

Research shows that lifestyle modifications, particularly diet quality, can lead to cardiometabolic health benefits for women during the menopause transition.

Postmenopausal women who stopped or never used hormone therapy over a 5-year period experienced a loss in bone density, whereas bone density was maintained for those who continued treatment, researchers reported in Menopause.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, Azeez Farooki, MD, discusses considerations when dealing with bone loss and elevated fracture risk resulting from treatments for breast and prostate cancer.

Nearly one-third of women with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome and normal bone mineral density have a low trabecular bone score, according to study data.

Older men who have a rapid decline in cortical bone over 4 years have a higher risk for sustaining a future fracture, according to findings published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.