When, where and how osteoporosis-associated fractures occur: an analysis from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 ObjectiveTo examine when, where and how fractures occur in postmenopausal women.MethodsWe analyzed data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW), including women aged ≥55 years from the United States of America, Canada ...
Aline G Costa +23 more
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Comorbidities only account for a small proportion of excess mortality after fracture: A record linkage study of individual fracture types [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Non-hip non-vertebral fractures (NHNV) constitute the majority of osteoporotic fractures but few studies have examined the association between these fractures, co-morbidity and mortality.
Bliuc, Dana +8 more
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Estimating the avoidable burden of certain modifiable risk factors in osteoporotic hip fracture using Generalized Impact Fraction (GIF) model in Iran [PDF]
, 2013 Backgrounds: The number of hip fractures, the most common complication of osteoporosis, has increased rapidly over the past decades. The goal of this study is to estimate the avoidable burden of certain modifiable risk factor of the condition using the ...
Aghamaleki, A. +9 more
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Circumstances leading to injurious falls in older men and women in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2014 Background Fall-induced injuries in persons aged 65 years and older are a major public health problem. Data regarding circumstances leading to specific injuries, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hip fractures in older adults are scarce. Objective
Beeck, E.F. (Ed) van +10 more
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Emergency Department Pain Management Following Implementation of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Program [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Over 300,000 patients in the United States sustain low-trauma fragility hip fractures annually. Multidisciplinary geriatric fracture programs (GFP) including early, multimodal pain management reduce morbidity and mortality. Our overall goal
Casey, Scott D +6 more
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Contralateral hip fractures and other osteoporosis-related fractures in hip fracture patients: Incidence and risk factors. An observational cohort study of 1,229 patients [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: To report risk factors, 1-year and overall risk for a contralateral hip and other osteoporosis-related fractures in a hip fracture population. Methods: An observational study on 1,229 consecutive patients of 50 years and older, who sustained a ...
Anne J. H. Vochteloo +43 more
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The assessment of vertebral fractures in elderly women with recent hip fractures: the BREAK Study [PDF]
, 2012 Summary This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of vertebral fractures in elderly women with a recent hip fracture. The burden of vertebral fractures expressed by the Spinal Deformity Index (SDI) is more strictly associated with the trochanteric than
C. Caffarelli +12 more
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Presidential Succession and Disability [PDF]
, 1956 Background: Recent research in a large cohort of women showed that coffee consumption is not associated with increased risk of fracture. Whether this is the case also among men is less clear. Methods: In the Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM) study, 42,978 men
Byberg, Liisa +4 more
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Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2020 Objectives: The prevalence of sarcopenia, an independent risk factor for fragility fractures, is high in geriatric hip fracture patients. We aim to compare patients with hip fractures to the general population using different dual-energy X-ray ...
Jun-Ku Lee +5 more
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Sacral Fractures and Associated Injuries. [PDF]
, 2017 STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review is to describe the injuries associated with sacral fractures and to analyze their impact on patient outcome.
Bellabarba, Carlo +15 more
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