Fracture Injury

Adults with mild hyperparathyroidism who underwent a parathyroidectomy did not have a difference in fracture events at 10 years compared with adults who did not undergo surgery, according to study data.

Despite a 62% increase in public bicycle utilization from 2000 to 2014, according to the 2014 American Community Survey, recently published results showed a “significant downtrend” in bicycle-related injuries from 2012 to 2021.

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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fracture and Trauma Registry will now be powered by PatientIQ, according to a press release from the AAOS.

The FDA has approved abaloparatide, a parathyroid hormone-related peptide analog, to increase bone mineral density among men with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture, according to an industry press release.

Subclinical hyperthyroidism is an independent risk factor associated with fracture among white and Black middle-aged adults, according to results from a community-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

For healthy older patients, an aspirin a day does not reduce fracture risk and might increase the risk for serious falls, according to researchers.

Use of electric scooters, also known as e-scooters, has increased since its introduction, according to a market research report from 2022 that estimated the North American e-scooter market will reach $15.41 billion by 2029.

The increasing number of scooters and other devices on our streets (hoverboards, electric skateboards, you name it) raise various issues in the personal injury world.

Age-standardized incidence of hip fractures dropped by 27% among women and 20% among men in Norway from 1999 to 2019, with the rising number of hip prostheses accounting for nearly 20% of this decline, according to study data.