USPSTF said with "moderate certainty" that screening for osteoporosis to prevent osteoporotic fractures has a moderate net ...

Fractures most commonly related to osteoporosis are vertebral, hip, foream (Colles') and humerus fracture. Nevertheless, any fracture may occur. Main Objective in the Treatment of Osteoporosis ...

Proximal humeral fractures are not rare ... interfragmentary sutures are used in patients with advanced osteoporosis. Some fractures can be easily classified as 2-part greater tuberosity fractures ...

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends osteoporosis screening to prevent osteoporotic fractures for all ...

"There is a misconception that fractures are 'normal' in younger people and physicians don't necessarily think about osteoporosis or increased future fracture risk when young adults break a bone ...

We might not be able to see our ribs or tailbone or humerus ... 54 million Americans have osteoporosis, low bone mass, or both, and 2 million osteoporotic fractures occur annually.

A new Perspective article published in the New England Journal of Medicine emphasizes the critical role of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in addressing the growing global burden of ...