Osteoporotic Fracture
Prolonged effects from osteoporotic fractures drive health care, indirect costs
Women who sustain any type of osteoporotic fracture have higher adjusted all-cause health care costs and indirect costs in the 5 years after fracture compared with matched nonfracture controls, according to a speaker.
Smoking, alcohol use raise fracture risk for young men
Young men who reported smoking at least 21 cigarettes per day or drinking heavily were up to 70% more likely to experience a fracture in middle-age when compared with nonsmokers or men who reported moderate alcohol consumption, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Denosumab discontinuation increases risk for major osteoporotic, vertebral fractures
Older adults who discontinue denosumab are at greater risk for major osteoporotic fractures and multiple vertebral fractures than those who persist with treatment, according to findings from a real-world database analysis published in Bone.
Direct oral anticoagulants confer fewer osteoporotic fractures in elderly vs. warfarin
Elderly patients with atrial fibrillation who were prescribed direct oral anticoagulants had significantly lower risk for osteoporotic fractures than patients who were prescribed vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin, researchers reported.
On World Osteoporosis Day, associations warn of ‘fracture tsunami’
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists joined the International Osteoporosis Foundation in support of World Osteoporosis Day on Sunday, calling on health care providers to make osteoporosis and fracture prevention a priority in daily clinical practice, according to a press release.
Inadequate osteoporosis treatment persists after major fractures
Only 1 in 10 men and fewer than 2 in 10 women who did not receive osteoporosis therapy at the time of a fracture were prescribed adequate treatment during follow-up, increasing secondary fracture risks for those left untreated, according to an analysis of data from Austria published in Bone.
HT plays ‘pivotal role’ in treatment of Turner syndrome
Among Danish women with Turner syndrome, those prescribed hormone therapy were less likely to develop diabetes, sustain an osteoporotic fracture or be hospitalized for stroke during nearly 4 decades of follow-up when compared with those not prescribed HT, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Black race confers lower fracture risk in diabetes
Black adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes do not experience additional major osteoporotic fracture risk conferred by diabetes, according to a database analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism