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Prevalence of osteoporosis and incidence of related fractures in developed economies in the Asia Pacific region: a systematic review

Osteoporosis International, 2023
Summary Robust data on osteoporosis in the Asia Pacific region could improve healthcare decision-making. Osteoporosis affects 10–30% of women aged 40 + , and up to 10% of men in 7 developed economies in Asia Pacific. Fractures affect 500–1000 adults aged
M. Chandran, K. Brind'Amour, S. Fujiwara, Y. Ha, Hai Tang, Ja Hwang, J. Tinker, J. Eisman   +7 more
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Osteoporosis in Europe: a compendium of country-specific reports

Archives of Osteoporosis, 2022
Summary This report describes epidemiology, burden, and treatment of osteoporosis in each of the 27 countries of the European Union plus Switzerland and the UK (EU 27+2).
C. Willers, Nicholas Norton, N. Harvey, Trolle Jacobson, H. Johansson, M. Lorentzon, E. McCloskey, F. Borgström, J. Kanis   +8 more
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The With Or Without Olecranon K-wire (WOW OK) Trial of tension band wire fixation versus cerclage fixation without K-wires in displaced stable olecranon fractures: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Displaced olecranon fractures with a stable elbow joint are classified as Mayo type 2a or 2b and are commonly operated with tension band wiring, i.e. two K-wires and a cerclage.
Gustav Cornefjord, Ioannis Kostogiannis, Cecilia Rogmark, Daniel Jerrhag, Daniel Wenger   +4 more
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Osteoporosis pathogenesis and treatment: existing and emerging avenues

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 2022
Osteoporotic fractures lead to increased disability and mortality in the elderly population. With the rapid increase in the aging population around the globe, more effective treatments for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are urgently required ...
B. Liang, George Burley, Shu Lin, Yanchuan Shi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bone remodeling: an operational process ensuring survival and bone mechanical competence

Bone Research, 2022
Bone remodeling replaces old and damaged bone with new bone through a sequence of cellular events occurring on the same surface without any change in bone shape.
Simona Bolamperti, Isabella Villa, Alessandro Rubinacci   +2 more
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Vitamin K catabolite inhibition of ovariectomy-induced bone loss: Structure–activity relationship considerations [PDF]

, 2014
The potential benefit of vitamin K as a therapeutic in osteoporosis is controversial and the vitamin K regimen being used clinically (45 mg/day) employs doses that are many times higher than required to ensure maximal gamma‐carboxylation of the vitamin K‐
Emery, R, Hodges, S J, Imperial College London, Oguz, C, Pitsillides, A A, Soper, R J   +5 more
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Hospitalization in High Fracture Risk Older Adults with Osteoporosis Using the Safe Functional Motion Test: A Longitudinal Analysis

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2021
The Safe Functional Motion Test (SFM-5) is a five item performance based clinical assessment tool quantifying habitual daily movement that may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Fractures are a major cause of hospitalization and contributor
Daniel J. Van Dussen PhD, Chris P. Recknor MD, Julie C. Recknor PhD   +2 more
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Correlation of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis with bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59 years

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background It is reported that osteoporosis commonly occurs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas the association between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (OA) remains controversial.
Zhongxin Zhu, Gangfeng Hu, Fang Jin, Xiaocong Yao   +3 more
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Increasing the knowledge, identification and treatment of osteoporosis through education and shared decision-making with residents living in a retirement village community [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: This pilot study explored whether individual goal setting in a retirement village setting could improve strategies to strengthen bones in an ageing population and help prevent osteoporosis.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Bender, Blalock, Center, Chami, Commonwealth of Australia, Dreinhöfer, Ebeling, Farmer, Francis, Gaines, Gianoudis, Hosking, Iversen, Levinson, Nanduri, Nayak, Nielsen, Otmar, Pasco, Rothmann, Sale, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Tosi, Watts, Winzenberg   +25 more
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Sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in community dwelling elderly in East China using the AWGS criteria

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) have a greater impact on the elderly. This study aimed to explore whether there were sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and SO in community-dwelling elderly individuals ...
Yanping Du, Xiaodong Wang, Hua Xie, Songbai Zheng, Xiaoqing Wu, Xiaoying Zhu, Xuemei Zhang, Sihong Xue, Huilin Li, Wei Hong, Wenjing Tang, Minmin Chen, Qun Cheng, Jianqin Sun   +13 more
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