Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with acromegaly are more likely to experience a vertebral fracture than those without the disease, and ...

The prevalence of vertebral fractures is high among men with prostate cancer at the start of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), according to findings from a cross-sectional, real-world study in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The assessment tool may underestimate the risk of some vertebral fractures and subsequent clinical fractures.

The researchers found that 6.3, 6.6, and 11.1% of the zoledronate-zoledronate, zoledronate-placebo, and placebo-placebo groups, respectively, had a new morphometric fracture at follow-up. HealthDay ...

These investigators enrolled 60 bisphosphonate-naïve males ages 4 to 25 years old treated with glucocorticoids for genetically confirmed Duchenne muscular dystrophy. After 22 patients were excluded ...

In the current study by Kallmes and colleagues, 131 patients with 1-3 painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures were randomized to receive either vertebroplasty (using polymethylmethacrylate) or sham ...

NICE advises adding quick spine checks to routine bone scans to detect hidden vertebral fractures earlier in individuals with ...

NICE is recommending that quick spine checks are added to routine bone scans to help spot hidden fractures earlier and prevent serious complications. Around 70% of spine fractures caused by ...

Emerging evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may negatively affect bone health. Results from a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research now indicate that women ...

Cincinnati, Ohio; Bridgewater, N.J. (June 20, 2002) – Postmenopausal women with low spinal bone mineral density (BMD) and no previous history of vertebral fracture, who received Actonel® (risedronate ...