Increased Risk for Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly After Gastrectomy
Fracture risk remained higher decades after surgery in men who underwent gastrectomy compared with patients who never underwent the procedure.
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Frail Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis May Experience More Osteoporotic Fractures
Researchers explored the association between frailty and the risk for osteoporotic fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
No Association Between DPP-4 Inhibitor, GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, SGLT2 Inhibitor Use and Fracture Risk
Researchers found no association between the use of DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, or SGLT2 inhibitors and the risk for fracture in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Long-Term Denosumab Treatment Reduces Nonvertebral Fractures in Osteoporosis
Compared with the first 3 years of denosumab treatment, a longer duration of denosumab therapy was associated with further decrease in nonvertebral fracture rate, which was sustained through 10 years of treatment.
Cause or Effect? The Link Between Psychological Stress and Osteoporosis
An osteoporosis diagnosis may affect a patient’s mental health because of diminished quality of life, fear of falling, embarrassment about posture changes, or general depression about the diagnosis.
Hypertension Associated With Glucocorticoid Sensitivity and Activity in Women Without Hypercortisolism
Hypertension may be associated with degree of glucocorticoid suppression and peripheral activation in postmenopausal women.
Hip Fracture Linked to Increased Risk for Death in T2D
Correlation not affected by adjustment for cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease
Osteoporosis Linked to Lower Quality of Life Regardless of Fracture History
Even without a history of fragility fracture, the presence of osteoporosis is associated with substantially lower health-related quality of life.
Parity, Lactation, and Fracture Risk: What’s the Link?
Parity and lactation had a neutral effect on the risk for fragility fractures or radiographic vertebral compression fractures over 10 years of follow-up.
FRAX Risk Tool Useful for Women Receiving Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
The FRAX fracture risk tool can stratify fracture risk equally well among women receiving aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for breast cancer and nonusers of AI therapy.
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