Preventing fractures

Myeloma

Myeloma is a malignant disease of the bone marrow. The features are an excess of abnormal malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow, lytic deposits on an X-ray and abnormal gammaglobulin in the seru...

Bone morphogenetic protein rhBMP

Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for anterior lumbar interbody fusion and for acute open tibial fractures; rhBMP-7, on the other hand, is approved...

Hip Fractures on the Rise in the Extreme Elderly

Despite declining rates of osteoporotic hip fractures, the total number of these fractures is on the rise in the extreme elderly and is predicted to climb steeply. Medscape Medical News

Poorer bone health seen in black children with fractures

(HealthDay)—African-American children with forearm fractures are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency and lower bone mineral density than their peers without fractures, according to a study publ...

IOF report predicts dramatic rise in osteoporosis-related fractures in Brazil

A new Audit report on fragility fractures, issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), predicts that Brazil will experience an explosion in the number of fragility fractures due t...

Ultrasound effective for visualizing fractures in children

Ultrasound is a safe and accurate alternative to X-ray for detecting metaphyseal forearm fractures in children, say researchers.

In Brazil number of hip fractures expected to increase 32 percent by 2050

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) A new Audit report on fragility fractures, issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, predicts that Brazil will experience an explosion in the...

Fragility Fractures Require Automatic Patient Follow-up

Steps for managing and preventing new fractures in patients who have had a fracture have been suggested by an ASBMR task force. Medscape Medical News

Osteoporosis and Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Learn more on the epidemiology of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in patients with AS. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease

Spine fractures common in kids after chemo for ALL

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who receive chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) frequently develop vertebral fractures afterward, a new study shows.

The Definition and Clinical Significance of Nonvertebral Fractures.

Nonvertebral fractures form the bulk of osteoporotic fractures and yet, other than hip fractures, are often dismissed, particularly in the younger age groups. Thus, less than 30% of women with osteopo...

Intramedullary Nail Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures.

Metacarpal fractures are common, especially in men, and account for about 10% of all fractures in patients. The fracture pattern and location, and the degree of angulation are important in determining...

Regional and age-related variations in the proportions of hip fractures and major fractures among postmenopausal women: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women.

We examined variations in proportions of hip fractures and major fractures among postmenopausal women using the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). The proportion of major fract...

Prevalence and costs of osteoporotic patients with subsequent non-vertebral fractures in the US.

This study assesses prevalence of subsequent fractures during the year after incident osteoporosis-related non-vertebral fractures among privately insured and Medicare populations and compares costs b...

Bisphosphonates and atypical femoral fractures.

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Black et al. (May 13 issue)(1) on the epidemiology of subtrochanteric fractures of the femoral shaft in more than 14,000 participants from randomize...