Older people's risk of recurrent fractures decreases by 18 percent if the care they receive is more structured and preventive, through fracture liaison services. This is shown by a study from the ...

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Increased age- and sex-adjusted US fracture ...

A new report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) draws attention to the burden of osteoporosis and the gaps and inequalities in the provision of primary and secondary prevention of ...

For patients with fragility fractures related to underlying bone weakness, a dedicated fracture liaison service (FLS) can lower the risk of subsequent fractures, suggests a study in the March 18, 2020 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who sustain any type of osteoporotic fracture have higher adjusted all-cause health care costs and ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture. A ...

An observational study has found a high mortality rate at 1 year after hip fracture and significant variations in health costs among different NHS hospitals and regions. The study, published online ...

Fragility fractures affect older adults, and with the emergence of hyper-aging societies in which over 25% of the population is aged above 65 years, the rapidly increasing fracture incidence will pose ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Osteoporosis should be recognized as a complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes care and education ...