SEATTLE—Dialysis patients are at increased risk for fractures, and these fractures are associated with a higher morbidity and mortality compared with fractures in the general population, according to ...

Circulating levels of a protein biomarker predicts the risk of postmenopausal women having a low-trauma fracture independent of their areal bone-mineral density (aBMD) status, classical bone-turnover ...

Men were more likely to have prior falls before experiencing fractures, according to a recent report — a point that doctors should note to accurately estimate a person’s fracture risk. Doctors ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

Fractures that occurred at any prior time in adulthood were associated with fracture risk in older adults, a cohort study indicated. In fact, a first fracture in younger adulthood was linked with the ...

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), with bone mineral density, predicts the risk for major osteoporotic fractures and hip fractures in patients with cancer, but FRAX without bone mineral density ...

A landmark narrative review published in Osteoporosis International reveals critical insights into how diabetes mellitus alters bone microarchitecture and influences fracture risk. University of ...

Femoral neck BMD had better prognostic power for 5-year hip fracture risk than the FRAX and Garvan models among adults aged 80 years and older. The incorporation of femoral neck bone mineral density ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Among women aged 40 to 64 years, a recent major ...

A global problem affecting millions of people older than age 65, hearing loss (HL) has been associated with increased disease burden and poor overall health. In a new study, compared with individuals ...