n our Health Region, at least 50% of the population aged 70 or older has one or more potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP), according to STOPP/START criteria. According to STOPP, the most common drugs identified are … Leer más
Irrespective of how patients were stratified in terms of their age, sex, and Charlson co-morbidity score at index hip fracture, our results suggest that introducing an orthogeriatrician-led or a nurse-led FLS is cost-effective when compared … Leer más
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2016 Oct;55(10):1714-25. Epub 2016 Jan 20. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev410 PMID: 26790456 [PubMed – in process] Traditional BTMs have been used for years to help with fracture risk prediction and in particular for treatment monitoring. … Leer más
Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2016 Oct;12(10):593-605. Epub 2016 May 27. DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.71 PMID: 27230951 [PubMed – in process] Osteocytes are differentiated osteoblasts that become surrounded by matrix during the process of bone formation. Acquisition of the … Leer más
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Oct 5;10:CD001347. Review. PMID: 27706804Watch Full Movie Online Streaming Online and Download There was high-certainty evidence that bisphosphonates are beneficial in reducing the risk of vertebral fractures with data extending … Leer más
Bone. 2016 Oct;91:30-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.06.013. Epub 2016 Jun 25. Review. This review (i) summarizes the roles of VEGF at different stages of bone repair, including the phases of inflammation, endochondral ossification, intramembranous ossification during callus … Leer más
Bone. 2016 Oct;91:122-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.07.019. Epub 2016 Jul 25. Due to the lack of efficacy in preventing fractures, the development of the orally formulated calcitonin was terminated despite the promising results in earlier studies. Autor: … Leer más
J Intern Med. 2016 Oct;280(4):350-8. doi: 10.1111/joim.12520. Epub 2016 Jun 6. DOI: 10.1111/joim.12520 PMID: 27272530 [PubMed – in process] The success of antiretroviral therapy in treating HIV infection has greatly prolonged life expectancy in affected … Leer más
Lancet. 2016 Oct 1;388(10052):1408-1416. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31341-1. PMID: 27544377 Vertebroplasty is superior to placebo intervention for pain reduction in patients with acute osteoporotic spinal fractures of less than 6 weeks’ in duration. These findings will allow … Leer más
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Nov;101(11):4489-4496. Diabetes is a FRAX-independent risk factor for MOF only in women with a long duration of diabetes, but diabetes increases hip fracture risk, regardless of duration. Those with diabetes … Leer más
