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A ‘skeletal age’ calculator to predict bone fracture risk

February 9, 2021 'skeletal, A, age, bone, calculator, fracture, Predict, risk, to

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate ‘skeletal age’, a personalized estimate

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Adjusting FRAX estimates to account for site of recent fracture

July 28, 2020 account, Adjusting, estimates, for, fracture, FRAX, of, recent, Site., to

A prior fracture is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture, with the risk highest in the two years following

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Too much vitamin B can cause hip fracture

October 10, 2019 B, Can, cause, fracture, hip, Much, too, Vitamin

Many healthy individuals take high doses of vitamin B supplements. They take them to be on the safe side, thinking

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Patients 65 years of age or older with hip or spine fracture should be treated for osteoporosis

October 4, 2018 65, age, be, for, fracture, hip, of, Older, or, osteoporosis, patients, Should, spine, treated, with, years

A coalition of the world’s top bone health experts, physicians, specialists, and patient advocacy groups today released their clinical recommendations

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Hip fracture patients leaving hospital need osteoporosis plan

August 31, 2018 fracture, hip, hospital, leaving, Need, osteoporosis, patients, plan

Patients leaving hospital after a hip fracture should be given an osteoporosis plan as a priority, says the Australian and

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USPSTF favors osteoporosis screening to prevent fracture

June 28, 2018 favors, fracture, osteoporosis, prevent, screening, to, USPSTF

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures for women aged ≥65 years and