Center and colleagues have found that almost any low-trauma fracture results in an increased risk of subsequent osteoporotic fracture ... of subsequent fracture. Hip and vertebral fractures ...

Osteoporotic or fragility fractures are common and contributing factors are the susceptibility to falls and the underlying osteoporosis. Fractures of the vertebrae, the hip and the distal radius ...

8 Major osteoporotic fractures were defined as fractures of the wrist, spine, shoulder, hip, or pelvis. Fractures were not excluded on the basis of trauma severity but pathologic fractures were ...

Introduction Population ageing in Africa is increasing healthcare demands. Hip fractures require multidisciplinary care and are considered an indicator condition for age-related health services. We ...

Absolute risk differences were five fewer hip fractures and six fewer major osteoporotic fractures per 1,000 participants screened. While the recommendations are largely congruent with the USPSTF ...

Globally, one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50 will suffer an osteoporotic fracture. Moreover, it is projected that by 2050, the worldwide incidence of hip fractures will more ...

although the most commonly considered osteoporotic fractures (hip, vertebral, forearm, humerus, and pelvis) were the most frequent prior fractures to occur after 50 years of age, other fractures ...

The USPSTF recommends osteoporosis screening to prevent osteoporotic fractures for all women aged 65 years and older and for postmenopausal women aged younger than 65 years at increased risk.

For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and 5 years is effective for preventing morphometric vertebral fracture.