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Original Source: Mortality After Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients.
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with high 1-year mortality rates, but whether patients with other lower extremity fractures are exposed to a similar mortality risk is not clear. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We evaluated the mortality of elderly patients after distal femur fractures; determined predictors for mortality; analyzed the effect of surgical delay; and compared survivorship of elderly patients with distal femur fractures with subjects in a matched hip fracture group. PATIENTS AND MET...
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Fosamax Lawsuits Update: Rottenstein Law Group Responds to Femur Fracture Verdict in Merckâs Favor
Trenton, N.J. (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 A New Jersey jury ruled in favor of pharmaceutical company Merck in a Fosamax femur fracture trial in Trenton on April 29.* The Rottenstein Law Group, which rep...
Merck Wins Fosamax Trial Involving Atypical Femur Fracture Claims
WHITEHOUSE STATION (dpa-AFX) - Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) said Monday a jury ruled in its favor in a trial involving a plaintiff, who complained she suffered an atypical femur fracture following the u...
Bisphosphonate Use Increases Atypical Femur Fracture Risk
Bisphosphonate use is associated with an increased risk of developing atypical femur fractures, but the incidence is still low. Medscape Medical News
Merck & Co wins Fosamax federal bellwether trial over atypical femur fracture claims
A US has jury found in favor of pharma giant Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) in the Glynn versus Merck case in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. In the case, the plaintiff claimed she used...
Low BMI a stronger risk factor for hip fracture among elderly men
Speaking at the IOF Regionals Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health, announced a study which links carotenoids t...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "The osteoporosis drug called Fosamax, and out of the blue femur breaks is one of the most complicated issues we have ever encountered. For one, we are hearing from wom...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "It sounds counterintuitive, that a drug supposedly devised to fight osteoporosis could also be associated with women, who suffered an out of the blue broken femur bone...
Hip Fracture Risk In Lean Men Reduced By Cartenoids
Speaking at the IOF Regionals Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health, announced a study which links carotenoids t...
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Mortality After Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients.
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with high 1-year mortality rates, but whether patients with other lower extremity fractures are exposed to a similar mortality risk is not clear...
Dopaminergic drugs and the risk of hip or femur fracture: a population-based case-control study.
The effect of dopaminergic medication on the risk of hip/femur fractures is not clear. Our results showed a nearly twofold increased risk of hip/femur fractures in current dopaminergic drug users. Con...
Arthroplasty options in femoral-neck fracture: answers from the national registries.
PURPOSE: Femoral-neck fracture in the elderly population is a problem that demands the attention of the orthopaedic community as life expectancy continues to increase. There are several different trea...
Excess mortality after hip fracture among elderly women in Norway : The HUNT study.
We wanted to study mortality after hip fractures among elderly women in Norway. We found that excess mortality was highest short time after hip fracture, but persisted for several years after the frac...
PURPOSE: Fractures are a recognized consequence of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT); however, less is known about the incidence of fracture in relation to the timing of ADT use or the impact of frac...
