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  • Serum Testosterone Linked to Fracture Risk in Elderly Men

    In community-dwelling men older than 60 years, serum testosterone levels were independently associated with the risk for osteoporotic fracture.

    Medscape (Orthopaedics) - Thu, 17 January 2008
    http://www.medscape.com

  • Factors Associated With 5-Year Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women

    The 329 000 hip fractures that annually occur in the United States are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. Identification of those at high risk is a step toward prevention.

    Journal of the American Medical Association (Orthopaedics) - Thu, 29 November 2007
    http://jama.ama-assn.org/

  • Vitamin D And Physical Performance In Elderly

    Researchers dealing with calcium and vitamin D are studying the possibility of pathological extra-skeletal manifestations caused by vitamin D deficiency in elderly.

    MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Wed, 28 November 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Growth factors may affect older women's bone density more than does vitamin D

    Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases, still a new doctoral dissertation from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that few women are diagnosed and treated in time.

    Karolinska Institutet (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 20 November 2007
    http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en

  • Exercise Prevents Bone Loss From Prostate Cancer Therapies

    Walking exercise programs appear to slow and might even reverse bone loss from androgen deprivation therapy and radiation for prostate cancer, a surprise finding shows.

    Medscape (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 30 October 2007
    http://www.medscape.com

  • Yearly Treatment of Osteoporosis

    A single intravenous dose of zoledronic acid has shown the capability to increase the bone mineral density for at least one year in women with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

    MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Wed, 3 October 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Cervical Discopathy: A New Therapeutical Approach

    In patients undergoing vertebral fusion for disc herniation, adjacent vertebral segments often undergo degenerative events, which can be avoided, according to some Chinese orthopedic surgeons, with the intervertebral disc transplantation from a dead donor.

    MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 18 September 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Rosiglitazone Reduces Bone Mineral Density

    Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone decrease the glycemic level in diabetics through the activation of PPAR receptors, which are also in bones, and researches on animals have suggested that this activation produces a bone loss through the inhibition of osteoblastic function.

    MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 11 September 2007
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Calcium supplementation reduces risk of bone fracture and bone loss in older people

    Calcium supplementation alone, or in combination with vitamin D supplementation, reduces the risk of fractures in people aged over 50 by 12%.

    The Lancet (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 28 August 2007
    http://www.thelancet.com

  • Public forum focuses on genetics of osteoporosis, brittle bone disease

    An update on osteoporosis and brittle bone disease in children will be presented in a public forum next month: osteoporosis is a common disease of adulthood, but it has its roots in childhood; both environmental and genetic factors contribute to this problem and patients suffer from bone fractures and pain.

    Baylor College of Medicine (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 28 August 2007
    http://www.bcm.edu
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