Among women younger than 65 years, major osteoporotic fracture in the prior 2 years, vs. no initial fracture, resulted in an adjusted OR for repeat major osteoporotic fracture of 2.86 (95% CI, 2. ...

Fractures of the vertebrae (spine), proximal femur (hip) and distal forearm (wrist) have long been regarded as 'typical' osteoporotic fractures with a substantial variation in their incidence ...

The osteoporotic fracture rate was 8.5 vs 12.0 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. According to the investigators, the benefit was driven by a reduction in hip fracture.

Perhaps most notably, while more than 40% of Medicare beneficiaries who suffered an osteoporotic fracture were hospitalized within a week, nearly 20% died within a year of suffering an additional ...

Major findings included that having a higher number of comorbidities was associated with a higher probability of all-cause mortality: No comorbidities: 19.7% (osteoporosis) vs 12.6% (high fracture ...

When taking Medicare Advantage into account, the number of osteoporotic fractures among 1.8 million beneficiaries swelled to about 2.1 million in 2016, according to the foundation.

Femoral bone tissue from women with AFFs treated with bisphosphonates for 6-8 years was harder and more mineralized than bone from bisphosphonate-treated women with typical osteoporotic fractures ...

Bolton JM, Morin SN, Majumdar SR, et al. Association of mental disorders and related medication use with risk for major osteoporotic fractures. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017. 2017 Apr 19. doi:10.1001 ...

“In the absence of effective preventive measures, around 40 percent of women aged 50 and older will suffer at least one major osteoporotic fracture; in men, the percentage is around 20 percent ...

Disclosures Int J Clin Rheumatol. 2012;7 (1):109-124. Rehabilitation, Long-term Pain Management & Improving Quality of Life After an Osteoporotic Fracture ...