According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, women older than 65 and ... but also include fractures of the shoulder (proximal humerus), elbow and spine.” Romeo explains that “recent ...

The test typically focuses on areas where fractures are most common in the elderly, such as the spine, hip, and wrist. It provides a T-score that compares a person’s bone density to that of a ...

Osteoporosis predominantly impacts women, weakening bones and increasing the likelihood of fractures. Learn here about the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of this bone condition.

Therefore, survival outcomes for fractures in older adults are comparable to or worse than those seen for patients afflicted ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a clinical model that can accurately predict the risk of hip fractures in the elderly. The model is based on analyses of data from the entire ...

Methods Records of 428 consecutive hip fracture patients were collected on a population-basis and data on the general population comprising all Finns 65 years of age or older were collected on a ...

"If you put the money in, when that person comes out of hospital, with a bit of luck they won't go back in," she said ... there are more than 4,000 hip fractures and 20,000 fractures of any ...

We have demonstrated that a diagnosis of severe mental illness is a risk factor for fragility fractures in both men and women, accounting for age, social deprivation, smoking, alcohol, and body ...