Osteoporotic fractures refer to broken bones that occur due to a condition called osteoporosis. Osteoporosis makes bones weak and brittle, making them more likely to break easily, even from a minor fall or injury. So,
osteoporotic fractures are breaks in the bones that happen because of weak and fragile bones.
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The study forecasts that the incidence and costs
of osteoporotic fractures in China will double by 2035, with costs rising to approximately USD 25.58 billion by 2050.
These findings will be built upon in a wider programme of analyses to document the burden of
osteoporotic fracture in the UK, and will have important messages for public health planning in future years.»
«The simultaneous improvement in functional performance suggests our exercise program provides dual protection
from osteoporotic fracture by also preventing falls.»
A study by researchers at the University of Geneva concludes that prevalent ankle fractures should be considered
as osteoporotic fractures and taken into account in fracture - risk assessment.
«Approximately two million
osteoporotic fractures occur annually in the U.S., which create physical and psychological burdens for affected women by diminishing their independence and quality of life.
The team used a University of Sheffield developed tool called FRAX, which predicts the probability of a hip fracture or a
major osteoporotic fracture (a hip, spine, upper arm or lower arm fracture), to identify older women at high risk.
Using a simulation model, Swedish researchers have shown that the implementation of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) could considerably reduce the human and healthcare costs associated
with osteoporotic fractures.
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osteoporotic fracture by reducing homocysteine (HCY) levels.
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) global recommendations for vitamin D advise daily intakes of 800 to 1000 IU / day in seniors for fracture and falls prevention, and if the on - going research shows that vitamin D levels are increased it may be a relatively simple and low - cost public health measure that could have significant positive effects on the incidence
of osteoporotic fractures with aging.»
With an aging population, the cost of
osteoporotic fractures is estimated to top $ 20 billion by 2015 in the U.S. alone.
Low levels of vitamin D contribute to osteoporosis because of decreased total fractional calcium absorption (TFCA) and nearly half of postmenopausal women sustain
an osteoporotic fracture.
This suggests that ankle fractures, like forearm fractures, should be considered in the category of
osteoporotic fractures and taken into account in risk assessment for secondary fracture prevention.»
Vitamin D insufficiency in seniors has been shown to contribute to increased risk of
osteoporotic fractures.
Professor Kristina Akesson, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit at Lund University, Chair of the IOF Capture the Fracture Campaign, stated, «This study concludes that in the population sample of elderly women, vitamin D insufficiency sustained over 5 - years was associated with increased 10 - year risk of
osteoporotic fracture.»
Additional therapies are needed for prevention of
osteoporotic fractures.
The findings come from an analysis of data from the Study of
Osteoporotic Fractures that assessed bone mineral density and risk factors in 7,959 older women from 1987 to 1989.
The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men, or MrOS, study, which looked at nearly 6,000 men with a mean age of 73.7 to determine risk factors for osteoporosis, identified urinary tract stones are a risk factor.
According to the National Institutes of Health, there are approximately 1.5 million
osteoporotic fractures in the U.S. each year that lead to half a million hospitalizations, over 800,000 emergency room encounters, more than 2,600,000 physician office visits, and the placement of nearly 180,000 individuals in nursing homes.
About 400,000 people in the U.S. — 1 in 400 women and 1 in 1,200 men — have hyperparathyroidism; and
osteoporotic fractures are a major public health and economic burden, said Dr. Michael Yeh, an associate professor of surgery and medicine, and the study's first author.
Among other major contributions to our understanding of osteoporosis, the Dubbo Study has enabled the development of the Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator (GFRC), one of two major algorithms worldwide that is used clinically to determine an individual's risk of
osteoporotic fracture.
Worldwide, osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually, resulting in
an osteoporotic fracture every 3 seconds.
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) estimates that by 2050 more than 50 % of
all osteoporotic fractures will occur in Asia — and China will be the country which is most affected due to its large population of seniors.
Reflecting this expected increase in the ageing population, the researchers projected that the annual incidence and costs of
osteoporotic fractures will double by 2035.
Both are common sites of
osteoporotic fractures.
Sequence variants in the PTCH1 gene associate with spine bone mineral density and
osteoporotic fractures.
And some, likeDownward - and Upward - Facing Dog, help strengthen the arm bones, which are particularly vulnerable to
osteoporotic fractures.
A Japanese study reported on protein undernutrition, lowered bone mass and
osteoporotic fracture.
In 2002, study researchers stopped giving HT to women with an intact uterus when it became clear that the risks of taking combined hormones (estrogen plus a progestin)-- higher rates of stroke, breast cancer, heart attack, and blood clots in the lungs and legs — outweighed the benefits, namely, reductions in
osteoporotic fractures and colorectal cancer.
The WHO estimates one in three women over 50 — and one in five men — will suffer from
an osteoporotic fracture.
The Association of Consumption of Fruits / Vegetables With Decreased Risk of Glaucoma Among Older African - American Women in the Study of
Osteoporotic Fractures.
High consumption of coffee has been suggested to reduce the risk of some late - onset diseases and death but also to contribute to the development of
osteoporotic fractures.
Almost 30 % of hip fractures occur in men, and 1 in 8 men over age 50 will have
an osteoporotic fracture.
Milk intake during childhood and adolescence, adult bone density, and
osteoporotic fractures in US women.