http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Fracture-Knee-Cap-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:41:27 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-influence-development-of-osteoporosis-and-fracture-risk-study-100915-1.htm The degeneration of bony tissue is termed as bosteoporosis/b. In osteoporosis, the affected bone becomes porous. This bbone disease/b is silent but highly distressing and it generally affects the elderly people. In Australia, about 25 percent of females with hip fracture do not survive more than a year. The mortality is higher for men with same problem. Age also affects the female mortality. It is seen that females above 65 years are more prone to die due to hip fracture than breast cancer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-influence-development-of-osteoporosis-and-fracture-risk-study-100915-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-that-boost-risk-of-osteoporosis-and-fractures-identified-100491-1.htm Genetic variations associated with increased osteoporosis and fracture risk identified. The study is published in Nature Genetics. Osteoporosis is a common and a devastating age-related disease about 50 percent of all who have a hip fracture after age 80 die within one year from the time of injury. The consequences of osteoporosis are therefore well-known, but the causes of the disease are largely unknown. b56 genetic regions for bone density/bIn a groundbreaking international ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-that-boost-risk-of-osteoporosis-and-fractures-identified-100491-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-regions-linked-to-osteoporosis-and-fractures-100151-1.htm New genetic regions are associated with osteoporosis and fractures, says researcher. Variations in the DNA sequences in these regions confer either risk or protection from the bone-weakening disease. Many, but not all, of the regions encode proteins involved in pathways known to involve bone health. The research shows that osteoporosis results from the combined contributions of dozens, if not hundreds, of genes. It also suggests many new avenues for anti-osteoporosis drug development. "We're ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-regions-linked-to-osteoporosis-and-fractures-100151-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/quantification-of-the-pricey-fragility-fractures-in-europe-study-99366-1.htm New data * showing the economic yoke of fragility fractures in the 27 member states of the European Union surpasses former estimates, with hip fractures accounting for about 55% of costs. The study was presented by the researchers at the European Congress of Osteoporosis (and) Osteoarthritis in Bordeaux. The investigators used a population based model to estimate the economic burden of fractures in 2010, using data on facture incidence, costs for pharmaceutical prevention and post-fracture health ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/quantification-of-the-pricey-fragility-fractures-in-europe-study-99366-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-rich-diet-may-help-reduce-risk-of-stress-fractures-in-teen-girls-98454-1.htm Teenage girls who participate in active sport may avoid stress fractures by following a diet rich in vitamin D according to a new study conducted by researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. The dietary habits of more than 6,700 girls aged between 9 and 15 years were recorded by the researchers who looked into the amount of calcium and vitamin D that the girls were eating every day. The researchers then compared the data with the number of stress fractures caused due to sports activities. At ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-rich-diet-may-help-reduce-risk-of-stress-fractures-in-teen-girls-98454-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/falls-and-hip-fractures-in-the-elderly-could-be-lead-by-undiagnosed-neurological-disorders-97455-1.htm Usual cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients is hip fractures. Cervical myelopathy is a regular neurological condition that can weaken balance and coordination. In new research presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), investigators screened 28 hip fracture patients and 35 hip replacement patients (all cognitively healthy) for cervical myelopathy. Eighteen percent (five) of the hip fracture patients did indeed have cervical myelopathy....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/falls-and-hip-fractures-in-the-elderly-could-be-lead-by-undiagnosed-neurological-disorders-97455-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-growth-plate-fractures-high-in-obese-children-97282-1.htm New research indicates that obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate. The latter is the softer end of the bone where growth occurs. A new study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. Information was collected on each patient regarding their sex, age, height, weight, fracture location and pattern. Patients ages 2 to 16 were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-growth-plate-fractures-high-in-obese-children-97282-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/low-vitamin-d-boosts-wrist-fracture-risk-97263-1.htm Among post menopausal women low levels of vitamin D ups the risk of wrist fractures, also called distal radius fractures (DRF), shows study. Medical records of 104 post menopausal women treated for a DRF, and 107 age-matched control patients with soft tissue disease, were reviewed. Mean vitamin D levels were "significantly" lower in the DRF group of patients. Specifically, 26 percent of the DRF patients were vitamin D insufficient (having vitamin D serum levels between 20 and 32 ng/ml), ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/low-vitamin-d-boosts-wrist-fracture-risk-97263-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/long-term-use-of-indigestion-drugs-increases-risk-of-hip-fractures-in-women-96921-1.htm Women who take certain indigestion drugs (proton pump inhibitors, PPIs) are 35% more likely of suffering hip fractures; and smokers or those with a history of smoking are at a 50% increased risk, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.When researchers studied the long term effects of PPIs they found that women who had taken them at least thrice or four times a week over a 2-year period were 35% more at risk of suffering hip fractures....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/long-term-use-of-indigestion-drugs-increases-risk-of-hip-fractures-in-women-96921-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Variations-in-UK-and-Irish-Hospital-Care-may-be-Tackled-by-Hip-Fracture-Guidelines-96098-1.htm Patients who suffer hip fractures should be rapidly taken through hospital emergency departments and operated on within 48 hours of admission. This is the recommendation contained in new consensus guidelines developed by UK experts in anaesthesia, orthopaedics, geriatrics and emergency medicine and published in the January issue of IAnaesthesia/I. However, patients in one in five hospitals in England and Wales currently wait longer than two days, risking lengthier inpatient stays, increased ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Variations-in-UK-and-Irish-Hospital-Care-may-be-Tackled-by-Hip-Fracture-Guidelines-96098-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Height-Loss-Fracture-Risk-Linked-95965-1.htm In older women, height loss is associated with an increased risk of fractures and death, reveals study published in the IJournal of Bone and Mineral Research/I. The study found that women 65 and older who lost more than two inches over 15 years were 50 percent more likely to both fracture a bone and to die in the subsequent five years, compared to women who lost less than two inches in height. "Most women do lose height as they age, but we found that those who lost more than ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Height-Loss-Fracture-Risk-Linked-95965-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Better-Care-Possible-for-Patients-Recovering-from-Fracture-Via-Physician-Notifications-95139-1.htm A study in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) has revealed that a simple physician notification system can help prevent further fractures in osteoporotic patients who have had already had fractures. Patients who have had a major fracture because of osteoporosis do not undergo testing for bone mineral density or receive medications to help prevent additional fractures. Recent 2010 Canadian clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis care noted this "care gap" for patients at risk of additional fractures....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Better-Care-Possible-for-Patients-Recovering-from-Fracture-Via-Physician-Notifications-95139-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fresh-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-to-Treat-Childrens-Common-Elbow-Fracture-Issued-by-AAOS-93628-1.htm A clinical practice guideline (CPG) based on evidence on "The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures", has been recently approved and released by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors. Andrew Howard, MD, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, medical director of the Trauma Program at the University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children and the chair of the AAOS Work Group responsible for this CPG, said that surgeons see many of these types of fractures, particularly in children ages 5 to 9....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fresh-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-to-Treat-Childrens-Common-Elbow-Fracture-Issued-by-AAOS-93628-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Young-Women-With-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-at-Risk-of-Fractures-93018-1.htm According to Mayo Clinic, young women below the age of 50-years who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a greater risk of developing fractures than women without the condition. Similarly men with RA are also at a risk of fractures, but unlike women the risk was higher as they grew older. Researchers studied two groups of adults from the same community. One group had RA while the other group of adults was without the condition. Based on gender and age, each person was paired with someone from the other group....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Young-Women-With-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-at-Risk-of-Fractures-93018-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Hormones-Linked-to-Osteoporosis-and-Increased-Risk-of-Fractures-92820-1.htm Obesity is already a well-known cause of cardiovascular disease, and research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now revealed that the body's obesity hormones - adiponectin - are also linked to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fractures. Our skeleton is more than just bones, vertebrae and joints. In fact, it is an active organ that is constantly linked to our brain, our muscles and our fatty tissue. Stem cells - the body's most important cells - are ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Hormones-Linked-to-Osteoporosis-and-Increased-Risk-of-Fractures-92820-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Backbone-Fractures-Blamed-on-Evolution-Not-Osteoporosis-92226-1.htm Though osteoporosis is mostly blamed for backbone fractures, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say the real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking. Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell of bone. The design works well until men and women age and suffer bone loss, leaving them vulnerable to cracks and breaks, the scientists say. Apes, on the other hand, can suffer comparable ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Backbone-Fractures-Blamed-on-Evolution-Not-Osteoporosis-92226-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Being-Used-to-Heal-Fractures-Rapidly-by-Glasgow-Docs-91900-1.htm Doctors in the Scottish city of Glasgow are using ultrasound technique to help heal fractures twice as fast compared to the traditional method. The treatments are being done at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary's fracture clinic and involve the strapping of the device around the area where the fracture has occurred, after applying an ultrasound gel. Led by orthopedic surgeon Angus MacLean, this method of treatment is a quicker and less painful way of healing fractures. "This is an ultrasound device which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Being-Used-to-Heal-Fractures-Rapidly-by-Glasgow-Docs-91900-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Extramarital-Affairs-Raises-Risk-of-Penile-Fractures-91426-1.htm Men indulging in extramarital affairs run the risk of breaking their penises, finds a new study. Sex outside marriage, and sex that occurs under out-of-the-norm circumstances, may increase the risk of penile fractures, said study researcher said Dr. Andrew Kramer, a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The heightened risk appears to be due to the unconventional situations, and consequently, locations, surrounding sexual acts, the researchers said. Men in the study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Extramarital-Affairs-Raises-Risk-of-Penile-Fractures-91426-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Eating-Dried-Plums-Can-Prevent-Fractures-And-Osteoporosis-89347-1.htm Eating dried plums improve bone health in postmenopausal women and can help prevent fractures and osteoporosis, according to a research. "Over my career, I have tested numerous fruits, including figs, dates, strawberries and raisins, and none of them come anywhere close to having the effect on bone density that dried plums, or prunes, have," said Bahram H. Arjmandi, Florida State's Margaret A. Sitton Professor and chairman of the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences (a href="http:www....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Eating-Dried-Plums-Can-Prevent-Fractures-And-Osteoporosis-89347-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Post-Vertebral-Fracture-Augmentation-IOF-Recommends-Systematic-Osteoporosis-Management-88628-1.htm A working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a literature review of prospective controlled studies comparing the efficacy and safety of two minimally invasive techniques for vertebral augmentation after spine fracture: vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP). The review also lists important recommendations to facilitate the comparison of future studies and highlights research questions still unresolved. Vertebral fractures, most often due to osteoporosis, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Post-Vertebral-Fracture-Augmentation-IOF-Recommends-Systematic-Osteoporosis-Management-88628-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Shockwave-Therapy-to-Heal-Fractures-That-Wont-Join-Up-86956-1.htm Painful surgery for those suffering from stubborn bone fractures that won't join up could soon become a thing of the past. Scientists have developed a new, non-invasive treatment using ultrasound shockwaves that can heal broken bones without under going surgery. In most cases, fractures heal naturally, usually with the help of a splint or cast to keep the bone in place, over a period of weeks or months. However in around five percent of fractures, a gap remains between the two broken ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Shockwave-Therapy-to-Heal-Fractures-That-Wont-Join-Up-86956-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/COPD-Patients-Face-Higher-Fracture-Risk-From-Long-Term-Inhaled-Corticosteroid-Use-86926-1.htm Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids to improve breathing for more than six months have a 27 percent increased risk of bone fractures. Because the research subjects were mostly men age 60 and older, the findings raise perhaps more troubling questions about the medication's effects on women with COPD, a group already at a significantly higher risk than men for fractures. "There are millions of COPD patients who use long-term inhaled corticosteroids ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/COPD-Patients-Face-Higher-Fracture-Risk-From-Long-Term-Inhaled-Corticosteroid-Use-86926-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Future-Burden-of-Fractures-in-Europe-86626-1.htm The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in collaboration with the European Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) calculates the future burden of fractures and calls for improved methods to close the treatment gap and reduce the future human and health economic burden of fractures. Fragility fractures, which affect as many as one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50, have immense social and health economic consequences. In the six countries studied, an estimated 2....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Future-Burden-of-Fractures-in-Europe-86626-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Osteoporosis-Treatment-Gap-Leaves-Many-Older-Adults-at-Risk-of-Fragility-Fractures-86599-1.htm In Europe, a serious treatment gap is leaving millions of people at high risk of fragility fractures. The findings were revealed in 'Osteoporosis: Burden, health care provision and opportunities in the EU', a landmark report prepared by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in collaboration with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA). The report found that only a minority of high risk patients are receiving treatment to prevent fractures - contrary ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Osteoporosis-Treatment-Gap-Leaves-Many-Older-Adults-at-Risk-of-Fragility-Fractures-86599-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wrinkles-May-Help-Predict-Fracture-Risk-In-Postmenopausal-Women-85985-1.htm Women who have severe skin wrinkles during the first few years of menopause more likely to have lower bone mineral density, according to a study. "In postmenopausal women the appearance of the skin may offer a glimpse of the skeletal well-being, a relationship not previously described," said Lubna Pal, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. The study demonstrates only an association between bone density and skin wrinkling, stressed Pal, the study's principal investigator....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wrinkles-May-Help-Predict-Fracture-Risk-In-Postmenopausal-Women-85985-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bariatric-Surgery-Increases-Fracture-Risk-Study-85978-1.htm Patients who underwent bariatric surgery appear to have an increased risk for fracture compared with the general population. People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found. These study findings will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. "A negative effect on bone health that may increase the risk of fractures is an important consideration ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bariatric-Surgery-Increases-Fracture-Risk-Study-85978-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Diabetes-and-Fracture-Risk-85788-1.htm In older patients with type 2 diabetes use of established fracture prediction methods found to be useful. The scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk and a certain score associated with higher risk of fracture compared to persons without DM, according to a study. Because patients with type 2 DM often have higher levels of bone mineral density (BMD), it has been uncertain the applicability of fracture risk screening methods typically used for patients with lower levels of BMD....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Diabetes-and-Fracture-Risk-85788-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hip-Fractures-Declining-In-Australia-85631-1.htm Hip fracture rates are declining in Australians aged over 55, a Deakin University study shows. Researchers with Deakin's School of Medicine based at Barwon Health analysed data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, a long-term study involving men and women living in the Barwon Statistical Division in southeastern Australia, and found that hip fracture rates had decreased by eight per cent for men and 31 per cent for women from 1994 to 2007. While the rates of hip fracture had declined, the actual ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hip-Fractures-Declining-In-Australia-85631-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Surgery-For-Spinal-Fracture-Can-Reduce-Death-Risk-by-44-84750-1.htm A new study has suggested that surgery reduces the likelihood of death by up to 44 per cent for those suffering spinal fractures, compared with those who are just given bed rest and painkillers. Those treated with a pioneering procedure, in which balloons are inserted into fractures before the cavity is filled with bone cement, had particularly high survival rates. Experts said that the study is the first to prove the benefits of surgery in spinal fractures and will lead to better treatment for patients....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Surgery-For-Spinal-Fracture-Can-Reduce-Death-Risk-by-44-84750-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Excessive-Thyroid-Medications-Linked-to-Fractures-Among-Elderly-84312-1.htm Elderly patients who suffer from hypothyroidism are at a greater risk of suffering fractures since they may be taking excessive medications, according to a new report published on the British Medical Journal website. Patients who suffer from hypothyroidism, a condition where in thyroid glands do not produce sufficient amount of the hormone, are usually given a synthetic hormone known as thyroxine. However researchers from the Women's College Research Institute in Toronto suggest that many elderly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Excessive-Thyroid-Medications-Linked-to-Fractures-Among-Elderly-84312-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/All-About-Fracture-84050-1.htm A fracture in a person over the age of 50 can be a sign of osteoporosis, yet some patient populations have little knowledge of the disease. According to a groundbreaking study published in a recent IJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery /I(JBJS), male and non-English speaking patients tend to have the least knowledge of osteoporosis, putting them at high risk for a subsequent fracture.Osteoporosis is a contributing factor in as many as 1.5 million fractures each year. The risk of a serious fracture ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/All-About-Fracture-84050-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Opioid-Analgesics-Found-to-Raise-Risk-of-Fracture-In-Elderly-Arthritis-Patients-83943-1.htm bOlder people who are placed on short acting opioid analgesic for the treatment of arthritic pain are more likely to experience a fracture in the coming year as compared to those on non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, according to a large cohort study. /b Dr. Matthew Miller, Associate Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Boston and his colleagues conducted a study on 12,436 arthritis patients who were on opoids and 4,874 initiators who received NSAIDs. All the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Opioid-Analgesics-Found-to-Raise-Risk-of-Fracture-In-Elderly-Arthritis-Patients-83943-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obese-Kids-at-Higher-Risk-of-Bone-Fractures-83516-1.htm Overweight children are at greater risk of bone fractures and are more likely to develop osteoporosis in old age, reveals study. obese children develop bigger skeletons in order to carry their extra weight, reports the Independent. The Medical Research Council (MRC) study involving 499 healthy six-year-old children found their bigger bones have five to six percent lower bone density, because they lack enough minerals to make them strong. It suggested childhood obesity will increase ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obese-Kids-at-Higher-Risk-of-Bone-Fractures-83516-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/International-Variations-in-Quality-of-Life-Loss-After-Fracture-Deciphered-by-ICUROS-Study-82819-1.htm The initial quality of life loss following an osteoporotic fracture is substantial, especially with regard to hip and vertebral fractures, a study presented today at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis currently taking place in Valencia, Spain has found. The study found differences in quality of life loss between countries after correcting for other explanatory variables. The quality of life (QoL) of patients who sustained a hip, wrist or vertebral fracture was ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/International-Variations-in-Quality-of-Life-Loss-After-Fracture-Deciphered-by-ICUROS-Study-82819-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Accuracy-of-Fracture-Risk-Assessment-Models-Enhanced-by-Inclusion-of-Falls-History-82779-1.htm A new study that shows how the inclusion of falls history, in addition to clinical risk factors (CRFs) and bone mineral density (BMD) values, would greatly improve the accuracy of fracture prediction models has been presented by researchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit in Southampton, UK. The research findings were presented today at the European Congress on Osteoporosis (and) Osteoarthritis in Valencia, Spain. Using results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, the investigators ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Accuracy-of-Fracture-Risk-Assessment-Models-Enhanced-by-Inclusion-of-Falls-History-82779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Number-of-Baby-Boomers-Bone-Fractures-Overloading-US-Healthcare-System-82403-1.htm A special monograph released in the January 2011 issue of IGeriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation/I (GOS), published by SAGE says that many Baby Boomers will experience a bone fracture as they age, and the current US healthcare system is not prepared to provide the necessary care required. The first members of the post World War II Baby Boom generation will reach 65 years old this year. The Baby Boomers encompass an estimated 78 million Americans and are expected to live longer ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Number-of-Baby-Boomers-Bone-Fractures-Overloading-US-Healthcare-System-82403-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fracture-Risk-High-in-HIV-Positive-People-82120-1.htm People who have tested positive to HIV are at an increased risk of suffering from various fractures since their bone density is lower than those who are not infected with the virus. The total number of fractures among those who were infected by HIV and normal populations were compared by researchers at the Rocky Mountain Center for AIDS Research, Education, and Services, who found that the number of fractures was four times greater among HIV positive populations. "We confirmed that several established ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fracture-Risk-High-in-HIV-Positive-People-82120-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Fractures-Increased-by-Long-Term-Use-of-Osteoporosis-Drugs-81349-1.htm Women who take commonly prescribed drugs for osteoporosis known as bisphosphonates for five years or more may be at higher risk of certain kinds of fractures of their thigh bone, says a new study. However, the drugs do prevent hip fractures. And, since the overall risk of thigh bone fractures caused by the drugs is low, women at high risk for hip and other osteoporosis-related fractures should not stop taking bisphosphonates, according to researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Fractures-Increased-by-Long-Term-Use-of-Osteoporosis-Drugs-81349-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Osteoporosis-Medication-Raises-Atypical-Fractures-Risk-81309-1.htm Older women who used bisphosphonates -- drugs that prevent loss of bone mass -- for five years or more were more likely to experience "atypical" fractures involving the femoral shaft or subtrochanteric, compared to women with less usage. However, the absolute risk of these "atypical" fractures was low and bisphosphonate use was associated with a reduced risk of typical osteoporotic fractures, according to a study in the February 23 issue of iJAMA/i. "Approximately 50 percent of women older ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Osteoporosis-Medication-Raises-Atypical-Fractures-Risk-81309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bone-Fracture-Risk-in-Children-Raised-by-Hip-Thigh-Implants-81021-1.htm New research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center says that children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were intended to treat. Findings of the Johns Hopkins study, based on an analysis of more than 7,500 pediatric bone implants performed at Hopkins over 15 years, will be presented Feb. 16 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bone-Fracture-Risk-in-Children-Raised-by-Hip-Thigh-Implants-81021-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Cancer-Survivors-Prone-to-Painful-Hip-Fractures-80323-1.htm A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast cancer treatment and common drugs used to treat breast cancer, could be weakening the bones of breast cancer survivors once they hit middle age, leading to hip fractures. Results of the study are published in the February 2011 issue of IClinical Cancer Research/I. Hip fractures are rare in people under 70....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Cancer-Survivors-Prone-to-Painful-Hip-Fractures-80323-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Epileptic-Drugs-Ups-Fracture-Risk-in-Older-Adults-79299-1.htm A new study has found that most anti-epileptic drugs are linked with an increased risk of non-traumatic fracture in individuals 50 years of age and older. Nathalie Jette, of the University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta, Canada, and colleagues studied medical records of 15,792 individuals who experienced non-traumatic fractures between April 1996 and March 2004. Each person was matched with up to three controls, persons without a history of fracture, for a total of 47,289 controls. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Epileptic-Drugs-Ups-Fracture-Risk-in-Older-Adults-79299-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fracture-Treatment-in-Children-Requires-Special-Knowledge-Study--79115-1.htm Treating fractures in children requires special knowledge of growth physiology, says a study. Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in children and adolescent patients is caused by technical deficiencies than by a misjudgment of the conditions specific to that age group. Using the example of treating fractures of the upper limb, Ralf Kraus from the Marburg-Gieaen University Medical Center, and Lucas Wessel, University Medical Center Mannheim, report in the current issue of IDeutsches Arzteblatt ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fracture-Treatment-in-Children-Requires-Special-Knowledge-Study--79115-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Sodium-Responsible-Fractures-and-Falls-in-Elderly-77015-1.htm A study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition says that older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls. Falls are a serious health problem for the elderly and account for about 50 percent of deaths due to injury in the elderly. "Screening for a low sodium concentration in the blood, and treating it when present, may be a new strategy to prevent fractures," comments Ewout J....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Sodium-Responsible-Fractures-and-Falls-in-Elderly-77015-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Beta-blockers-Reduce-Risk-Of-Osteoporotic-Fracture-77000-1.htm Beta-blockers can reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture by around 50 per cent in men and women, say Australian researchers. The beta-blockers, a class of drugs that reduce the effects of stress hormones, are widely used to treat heart problems, hypertension and some anxiety disorders. PhD student Shuman Yang and Professor Tuan Nguyen from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research used data collected from the long-running Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study to demonstrate that people on beta-blockers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Beta-blockers-Reduce-Risk-Of-Osteoporotic-Fracture-77000-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Report-Highlights-Impact-of-Spinal-Fractures-on-World-Osteoporosis-Day-75600-1.htm A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for World Osteoporosis Day puts the spotlight on the severe impact of spinal fractures and calls on health professionals to recognize the signs of these fractures in their patients. "The widespread under-diagnosis and lack of treatment of spinal fractures, leaves millions of people around the world with chronic pain, deformity, disability and at high risk of future fractures," says Professor John Kanis, President of the IOF....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Report-Highlights-Impact-of-Spinal-Fractures-on-World-Osteoporosis-Day-75600-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-D-Supplements-may-Help-Overcome-Osteoporosis-and-Fractures-in-Children-75520-1.htm biA low bone density predisposes to osteoporotic fractures and research indicates that these children may benefit from vitamin D supplement./i/b Decreased bone strength characterises Osteoporosis. Skeletal fragility is enhanced in this condition and hence greater are the risks of acquiring fractures. More than 300 million people in India suffer osteoporosis. A low bone density is one of the most important predisposing factors for osteoporotic fractures. A diagnosis of osteoporosis ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-D-Supplements-may-Help-Overcome-Osteoporosis-and-Fractures-in-Children-75520-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Spotlight-on-Vastly-Under-diagnosed-and-Under-treated-Spinal-Fractures-75368-1.htm The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Belgian Bone Club and the European Parliament Osteoporosis Interest Group called on health care professionals and health policy officials in Europe to take action to prevent spinal fractures. The call to action was made at the launch of a unique photographic essay, 'snap! the breaking spine', leading up to World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2010. Taking viewers across the globe to Brazil, Canada, India, Jordan and Switzerland, the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Spotlight-on-Vastly-Under-diagnosed-and-Under-treated-Spinal-Fractures-75368-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Priority-To-Identifying-Fractures-Caused-By-Weakened-Bones-75350-1.htm New Canadian guidelines on preventing osteoporosis stress on the need to identify fractures caused by weakened bones. The approach marks a paradigm shift away from low bone mineral density, it has been pointed out. Despite the high prevalence of fragility fractures, current data indicate that they are not appropriately assessed or treated, Osteoporosis Canada has regretted in its 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis. Someone who has experienced a fragility ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Priority-To-Identifying-Fractures-Caused-By-Weakened-Bones-75350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Osteoporosis-Guidelines-Aimed-At-Preventing-Fractures-75314-1.htm Comprehensive new guidelines from the Osteoporosis Canada aimed at preventing fragility fractures in women and men over the age of 50 are published in CMAJ. "Fragility fractures, the consequence of osteoporosis, are responsible for excess mortality, morbidity, chronic pain, institutionalization and economic costs," writes Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences with coauthors. "They represent 80% of all fractures in menopausal women over age 50 and those with ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Osteoporosis-Guidelines-Aimed-At-Preventing-Fractures-75314-1.htm