Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Director Han Sung-woo) is helping patients recover quickly by ...

Earlier, it was thought that obese people have stronger bones due to more body weight. But, doctors say that according to ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive ...

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has been asked to apologise to the family of a patient who died following treatment for a broken hip.

Denosumab (Prolia) is a leading treatment for osteoporosis, but the rapid bone loss that can occur after discontinuing the ...

Studies have shown milk may not be beneficial for preventing osteoporotic fractures. Specifically, in a meta-analysis that ...

It has been proposed that anabolic hormonal treatment could boost effectiveness of exercise programs in older women's recovery from hip fracture. In this randomized trial, with 6-minute walk ...

Treatment-related changes in total hip bone mineral density (THBMD) reliably predict fracture risk reduction across both placebo-controlled and active/sequential osteoporosis therapy trials ...

According to the model, 36 women or 52 men would therefore need treatment to prevent a hip fracture. "This model can have a major impact on elderly people, especially those who have not had their ...

Osteoporosis treatment reduces the risk for hip fractures for older men just as well as it does for older women, according to a study published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. “There is ...

Data came from 56,209 Medicare beneficiaries with dementia who were living in their communities and who had a hip fracture between January 2017 and June 2018. Of them, 59% had surgery, and the ...