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Fracture News

Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Genes Influence Development of Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk: Study
The degeneration of bony tissue is termed as osteoporosis. In osteoporosis, the affected bone becomes porous. This bone disease is silent but highly distressing and it generally affects t...

Low Vitamin D Boosts Wrist Fracture Risk
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 ...

Variations in UK and Irish Hospital Care may be Tackled by Hip Fracture Guidelines
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...

Height Loss, Fracture Risk Linked
In older women, height loss is associated with an increased risk of fractures and death, reveals study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The study found that wo...

Better Care Possible for Patients Recovering from Fracture Via Physician Notifications
A study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has revealed that a simple physician notification system can help prevent further fractures in osteoporotic patients who have had alrea...

Fresh Clinical Practice Guideline to Treat Children�s Common Elbow Fracture Issued by AAOS
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 S...

Post-Vertebral Fracture Augmentation, IOF Recommends Systematic Osteoporosis Management
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 invasiv...

COPD Patients Face Higher Fracture Risk From Long-Term Inhaled Corticosteroid Use
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. ...

Wrinkles May Help Predict Fracture Risk In Postmenopausal Women
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 ...

Bariatric Surgery Increases Fracture Risk: Study
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...

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