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Fragility fracture identifies patients at imminent risk for subsequent fracture: real-world retrospective database study in Ontario, Canada [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background The secondary fracture prevention gap in the osteoporosis field has been previously described as a ‘crisis’. Closing this gap is increasingly important in the context of accumulating evidence showing that an incident fragility fracture is ...
Jonathan D. Adachi, Jacques P. Brown, Emil Schemitsch, Jean-Eric Tarride, Vivien Brown, Alan D. Bell, Maureen Reiner, Millicent Packalen, Ponda Motsepe-Ditshego, Natasha Burke, Lubomira Slatkovska   +10 more
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Recommendations on the post-acute management of the osteoporotic fracture - Patients with “very-high” Re-fracture risk

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2022
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease where there is low bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, leading to an increased risk of a fragility fracture.
Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Wing-Hoi Cheung, Simon Kwoon Ho Chow, Raymond Wai Kit Ng, Wilson Li, Albert Yung-Chak Hsu, Kam Kwong Wong, Angela Wing-Hang Ho, Shing-Hing Choi, Christian Xinshuo Fang, Chun Fung Chan, Ka-Hei Leung, Kwok-Keung Chu, Timothy Chi Yui Kwok, Ming Hui Yang, Maoyi Tian, Sheung Wai Law   +16 more
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Multimorbidity is associated with fragility fractures in women 50 years and older: A nationwide cross-sectional study

Bone Reports, 2021
Introduction: Multimorbidity is a worldwide health problem, especially in elderly patients who have a higher risk of fragility fracture. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge about the burden of multimorbidity in patients with previous fragility ...
Anabela Barcelos, David G. Lopes, Helena Canhão, Jaime da Cunha Branco, Ana Maria Rodrigues   +4 more
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The Impact of Prior Fragility Fractures on Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study

Arthroplasty Today, 2021
Background: The impact of prior fragility fractures and osteoporosis treatment before total hip arthroplasty (THA) on postoperative complications is unclear.
Austin J. Ross, BS, Bailey J. Ross, BA, Olivia C. Lee, MD, George N. Guild, III, MD, William F. Sherman, MD, MBA   +4 more
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Fragile without fractures [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2000
Despite being the commonest inherited disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare cause of fractures in daily clinical practice. Its prevalence in the general population is 1 to 5 per 100 000. The clinical spectrum ranges from mild forms with relatively few fractures and normal mobility to the lethal form, with multiple intrauterine ...
A A, Deodhar, A D, Woolf
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Fragility fractures of the pelvis [PDF]

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2012
Fragility fractures of the pelvis are common and the incidence is increasing with the aging population. The primary risk factor is osteoporosis. Diagnosis is challenging and advanced imaging with computed tomography (CT), bone scintigraphy, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is helpful.
Gillian L S, Soles, Tania A, Ferguson
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Hip Fractures in Malta: Are we Missing an Opportunity?

The Surgery Journal, 2021
Introduction Osteoporosis is a bone disease that is both preventable and treatable. It usually becomes evident when a fragility fracture occurs. Unfortunately, most studies show that only a small percentage of individuals at increased risk of fracture ...
Mark Bugeja, Arthur Curmi, Daniel Desira, Gregory Apap Bologna, Francesco Galea, Ivan Esposito   +5 more
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Relationship between bone mineral density and fragility fracture risk: a case-control study in Changsha, China

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Fragility fracture is associated with bone mineral density (BMD), and most databases used in related researches are instrument-matched.
Hong-Li Li, Yi Shen, Li-Hua Tan, Song-bo Fu, Ru-Chun Dai, Ling-Qing Yuan, Zhi-Feng Sheng, Zhong-Jian Xie, Xian-Ping Wu, Er-Yuan Liao, Xu-Lei Tang, Xi-Yu Wu   +11 more
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Overview of fracture liaison services in the UK and Europe: standards, model of care, funding, and challenges

OTA International, 2022
. Fragility fractures represent a growing global problem, including in the United Kingdom and European countries. Reports demonstrate the benefits of national guidance and organized fragility fracture programs through fracture liaison services to deliver
Timothy J.S. Chesser, MBBS, FRCS, Muhammad Kassim Javaid, MBBS, BMedSCi, FRCP, PhD, Zaineb Mohsin, MBBch, MSc, MRCP, Carlotta Pari, MD, Alberto Belluati, MD, Achille Contini, MD, Vincenzo Caiaffa, MD, Francisco Chana-Rodríguez, MD, PhD, Jesus Gómez-Vallejo, MD, PhD, Coral Sánchez-Pérez, MD, Zoe H. Dailiana, MD, PhD, Nikolaos Stefanou, MD, PhD, BSc, Theodoros Tosounidis, MD, PhD, Michaël Laurent, MD, PhD, Guy Putzeys, MD, Martijn Poeze, MD, PhD, MSc, Kees Jan Ponsen, MD   +16 more
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A retrospective study of end-stage kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis with renal osteodystrophy-associated fragility fractures

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Nephropathy associated metabolic disorder induces high incidence of fragility fracture in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As the risk factors and prognosis of fragility fracture in ESRD patients are unclear, more research is needed ...
Lihua Xie, Xuantao Hu, Wenzhao Li, Zhengxiao Ouyang   +3 more
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