Post-Hip Fracture Mortality Higher in Patients Living Alone
Hip fracture patients who live alone have higher mortality than those living with a partner.
Hip fracture patients who live alone have higher mortality than those living with a partner.
Pain resulting from osteoporotic fractures should be treated with a multimodal approach that includes pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies.
Epidural steroid injections may be associated with reduced bone mineral density and an increased risk for vertebral fracture.
Clinicians who treat osteoporotic fractures should prescribe anti-osteoporotic drugs to prevent secondary vertebral and non-vertebral fractures.
The FDA has approved abaloparatide injection for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at an increased risk of fracture
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower bone mineral density and greater rates of osteoporosis than healthy controls.
Fewer than 1 in 4 women receive recommended assessment or treatment of osteoporosis within 1 year after hip fracture.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 87.6% of people age 18 and older in the United States have consumed alcohol at some point during their lifetime.1 Although some research indicates that alcohol consumption may have a beneficial effect on health,2 other research has found that even moderate alcohol consumption can…
In addition to hip fractures, fractures of the spine, shoulder, wrist, or clavicle can lead to a significantly increased risk of death.