Proximal humerus fractures represent an increasing challenge for the health system due to epidemiological changes. As estimated by a Finnish study group the number of fractures may triple by the year 2030. The majority of patients with these fractures are older than 60 years and in this population most of the proximal humerus fractures have been related to osteoporosis. Nondisplaced fractures a...

There is evidence that the high intake of 6 and low intake of 3 fatty acids from the diet contribute to the development of CVD as well as of osteoporotic hip fractures. Increased intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts that are rich in 3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid) has recently been found to be protective against CVD and osteoporosis, which raises the possibility that these foods ...

BACKGROUND Vertebral augmentation has been widely used to treat vertebral body compression fractures caused by varied pathologies. The lifetime risk of a vertebral body compression fracture is 16% for women and 5% for men, and exponential increase of osteoporotic fractures worldwide. PURPOSE To determine the efficacy and durability of percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of back pain...

It is established in Japan that treatment with 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 (alfacalcidol) slightly reduces bone turnover, sustains lumbar bone mineral density (BMD), and prevents osteoporotic vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, while vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) enhances gamma-carboxylation of bone glutamic acid residues and secretion of osteocalcin, sustains lumbar BMD, a...

BACKGROUND The problem of atypical fractures, such as subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femoral fractures, associated with long-term treatment with bisphosphonates (BPs) has recently been given increasingly more attention. These fractures develop as stress fractures and are characterised by diaphyseal cortical thickening and a transverse or slightly oblique fracture line. The use of bisphosphonates...

Fracture prevention is a critical component of managing osteoporosis, which is not longer defined by T-score alone. The internationally validated World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) provides the clinician a state-of-the-art tool for predicting patients at greatest risk for fracture. The FRAX tool takes into account country, bone mineral density of the hip (when availa...

Hip fractures are the most serious osteoporotic fracture at both an individual and population level. In the United States alone there are over 250,000 hip fractures each year (1), costing at least 5.4 billion dollars annually (2). About 20 percent of persons who fracture their hip are dead within a year (3, 4) and, of the survivors, many never regain their prefracture level of physical function...

Osteoporotic hip fractures are the most severe kind of fragility fracture, with high risks of increased disability and mortality. Recent advances on surgical treatment have shed new light in themanagement of these fractures. Nevertheless, the poor bone quality sometimes renders the treatment unsuccessful and there remains a definite complication rate in its treatment. Up till now, there has bee...

BACKGROUND Underwriting the elderly will challenge the skills of the medical director. Factors not typically reflecting an increased mortality risk in younger applicants assume major importance in the elderly. This article demonstrates osteoporotic fractures in the elderly can be predictive of adverse mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a 5-year prospective community study, all residents age ...

BACKGROUND & AIMS The incidence of osteoporotic fractures is lower in countries in the Mediterranean basin. Virgin olive oil, a key component of the Mediterranean Diet (MDiet), with recognised beneficial effects on metabolism and cardiovascular health, may decrease the risk of osteoporotic fractures. The aim to this study was to explore the effect of chronic consumption of total olive oil and i...