ABSTRACTHip fractures are common, morbid, costly, and associated with subsequent fractures. Historically, postfracture osteoporosis medication use rates have been poor, but have not been recently examined in a large-scale study. We conducted a retrospective, observational cohort study based on U.S. administrative insurance claims data for beneficiaries with commercial or Medicare supplemental health insurance. Eligible participants… Continue reading Osteoporosis Medication Use After Hip Fracture in U.S. Patients Between 2002 and 2011
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Hip Fractures in Institutionalized Elderly People: Incidence Rates and Excess Mortality
It is assumed that nursing homes are the setting with the highest incidence of hip fractures. This observation is, however, based on very little data. The aim of this study was to analyze hip fracture rates and the associated excess mortality in a large nursing home population. A cohort of >69,000 women and men newly… Continue reading Hip Fractures in Institutionalized Elderly People: Incidence Rates and Excess Mortality
Comparisons Between Different Anti-osteoporosis Medications on Postfracture Mortality: A Population-Based Study
Osteoporosis is becoming a global epidemic in aging societies. Anti-osteoporotic medications can prevent fractures, and their pleiotropic effect on mortality is interesting but not well compared among each other.ObjectiveTo provide real-world evidence on the pleiotropic effect of different anti-osteoporotic medications on all-cause mortality, stratified by fracture site, sex, and age.MethodsThis longitudinal population-based postfracture cohort study,… Continue reading Comparisons Between Different Anti-osteoporosis Medications on Postfracture Mortality: A Population-Based Study
Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in alcohol-related cirrhosis: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Background and aimsAlcohol-related cirrhosis is linked to increased risk of fractures, but this has seldom been quantified nationally or compared against non-cirrhotic controls. Here, we determined the rate and risk of fractures and post-fracture mortality in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis compared to individuals from the general population.MethodsIn this nationwide population-based cohort study, data were retrieved… Continue reading Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in alcohol-related cirrhosis: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study
OBJECTIVE: Identify the incidence and predictive factors for readmissions of elderly hospitalized with fractures.METHOD: Prospective cohort study on 376 elderly people from a trauma referral large hospital in central Brazil. Data were collected from medical records of elderly people with radiological diagnosis of fractures. Readmission that occurs up to one year after the first discharge… Continue reading Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study
Effect of #meteorological factors and air #pollutants on #fractures: a nationwide population-based ecological study
To determine the association of meteorological factors and air pollutants (MFAPs) with fracture and to estimate the effect size/time lag. Design This is a nationwide population-based ecological study from 2008 to 2017. Setting Eight large metropolitan areas in Korea. Participants Of 8 093 820 patients with fractures reported in the Korea National Health Insurance database, 2 129 955 were… Continue reading Effect of #meteorological factors and air #pollutants on #fractures: a nationwide population-based ecological study
#Height Loss in Old Age and #Fracture Risk Among Men in Late Life: A Prospective Cohort Study
To assess the association of height loss in old age with subsequent risk of hip and any clinical fracture in men late in life while accounting for the competing risk of mortality, we used data from 3,491 community‐dwelling men (mean age 79.2 years). Height loss between baseline and follow‐up (mean 7.0 years between examinations) was… Continue reading #Height Loss in Old Age and #Fracture Risk Among Men in Late Life: A Prospective Cohort Study
Association of Potent and Very Potent Topical #Corticosteroids and the Risk of #Osteoporosis and Major Osteoporotic Fractures
Systemic and inhaled corticosteroids negatively affect bone remodeling and cause osteoporosis and bone fracture when given continuously or in high doses. However, risk of osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) after application of topical corticosteroids (TCSs) is largely unexplored.. ..A total of 723 251 adults treated with the equivalent of at least 200 g of mometasone… Continue reading Association of Potent and Very Potent Topical #Corticosteroids and the Risk of #Osteoporosis and Major Osteoporotic Fractures
#Vegetarian and #vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific #fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study
There is limited prospective evidence on possible differences in fracture risks between vegetarians, vegans, and non-vegetarians. We aimed to study this in a prospective cohort with a large proportion of non-meat eaters.. ..Compared with meat eaters and after adjustment for socio-economic factors, lifestyle confounders, and body mass index (BMI), the risks of hip fracture were… Continue reading #Vegetarian and #vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific #fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study
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