Osteoporosis
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from... [more]
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from vertebral collapse.
Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The first step must be a more active role by orthopedic surgeons in osteoporosis disease management, researchers say.
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Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a new study. The first step must be a more active role by orthopedic surgeons in osteoporosis disease management, researchers say.
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Years ago when one would see a person bent over as they walked, it was dismissed as a problem of old age, but no longer. With research and education we now know they suffered from osteoporosis — the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density.
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More active osteoporosis disease management could cut the rate of hip fractures in the United States by 25%, according to a new Kaiser Permanent study. Researchers recommend increased use of bone scans, as well as greater use of anti-osteoporosis medications.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The bone anabolic drug teriparatide is more effective than alendronate at increasing bone mineral density (BMD) and preventing vertebral fractures in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, new research indicates.
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