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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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Five-year risk of fracture and subsequent fractures among adults with cerebral palsy

Bone Reports, 2022
Background: Epidemiologic evidence documenting the incidence of fracture and subsequent fractures among adults with cerebral palsy (CP) is lacking, which could inform fracture prevention efforts.
Daniel G. Whitney, Gregory A. Clines, Aleda M. Leis, Michelle S. Caird, Edward A. Hurvitz   +4 more
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Hip and fragility fracture prediction by 4-item clinical risk score and mobile heel BMD: a women cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2010
Background One in four Swedish women suffers a hip fracture yielding high morbidity and mortality. We wanted to revalidate a 4-item clinical risk score and evaluate a portable heel bone mineral density (BMD) technique regarding hip and fragility fracture
Thulesius Hans, Petersson Christer, Mellström Dan, Albertsson Daniel, Eggertsen Robert   +4 more
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Nonunion fragility fracture of the pelvis with complication from bladder rupture: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2019
The incidence rate of bladder rupture associated with pelvic ring fractures is reported to be about 5–10%, mostly occurring at the time of injury. Fragility pelvic ring fractures are reported to increase fracture displacement or become nonunion if they ...
Yasuaki Yamakawa, Tomoyuki Noda, Taichi Saito, Kenta Saiga, Ryuichi Nakahara, Yasunori Shimamura, Toshifumi Ozaki   +6 more
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Use of the SARC-F Score as an Aid in Fragility Fractures Prevention

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2023
Objective The present study aimed to relate the strength, assistance with walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls (SARC-F) score with the presence or absence of fragility fracture in the population over 60 years of age. Methods The risk
Carlos Augusto Nunes Martini, Carolina Souza Weigert, Anderson Carlos Bigolin Stiegemaier, Ana Paula Ribeiro Bonilauri Ferreira, Ellen Liceras Gonçalves, Sandro Fortes Valle   +5 more
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Association of Respiratory Tuberculosis with Incident Bone Fracture: Bridging the Tuberculosis Airway Infection and the Osteoporotic Bone.

PLoS ONE, 2016
ObjectiveThe relationship between respiratory tuberculosis (RT) and incident fragility fracture and osteoporosis/fragility fracture in the general population is not well determined; therefore, we conducted a nationwide cohort study to investigate this ...
Jun-Jun Yeh, Yu-Chiao Wang, Che-Chen Lin, Cheng-Li Lin, Wu-Huei Hsu   +4 more
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Discrimination of vertebral fragility fracture with lumbar spine bone mineral density measured by quantitative computed tomography

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2019
Background/Objective: This study is a case–control study to explore risk and protective factors, including clinical data and bone mineral density (BMD), affecting vertebral body fragility fracture in elderly men and postmenopausal women.
Yi-Fan Mao, Yong Zhang, Kai Li, Ling Wang, Yi-Min Ma, Wei-Lin Xiao, Wen-Liang Chen, Jia-Feng Zhang, Qiang Yuan, Nicole Le, Xiao-Lin Shi, Ai-Hong Yu, Zhenming Hu, Jie Hao, Xiao-Guang Cheng   +14 more
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Dysmobility syndrome: a paradigm shift in fracture prevention

Bolʹ, Sustavy, Pozvonočnik, 2017
Fragility fractures engender major healthcare cost, reduce independence/quality and life and increase mortality risk. Despite availability of multiple therapies to reduce risk for future fracture, few patients are treated even following hip fracture ...
Neil Binkley, Diane Krueger
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Rates of Osteoporosis Management and Secondary Preventative Treatment After Primary Fragility Fractures

JBJS Open Access, 2021
Background:. Fragility fractures are often sentinel events in documenting new cases of osteoporosis. Numerous analyses have demonstrated low rates of adequate osteoporosis evaluation and treatment following primary fragility fractures.
Bailey J. Ross, BA, Olivia C. Lee, MD, Mitchel B. Harris, MD, Thomas C. Dowd, MD, Felix H. Savoie, III, MD, William F. Sherman, MD, MBA, MFIN   +5 more
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Association between body mass index and fragility fracture in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2009 (KNHANES IV)

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background The present study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk for fragility fractures in postmenopausal Korean women.
Jihan Kim, Sami Lee, Sung Soo Kim, Jong-Pyo Lee, Jong Sung Kim, Jin Gyu Jung, Seok Jun Yoon, Kyu Pil Kim, Chan-Keol Park, Yong-Hwan Kim   +9 more
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