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Spinal fusion surgery no stroke risk

Spinal fusion does not significantly increase the risk for stroke in the 3 years following surgery, research from Taiwan suggests.

22 Jun 2012

$Hip fracture type may determine regional anesthesia benefits$

Hip fracture type may determine regional anesthesia benefits

Use of regional anesthesia may reduce the risk for mortality and pulmonary complications among patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture, research shows.

22 Jun 2012

Two-phalange fifth toe a ‘common variant’

UK research challenges common wisdom on the anatomy of the little toe, finding that over 40% of patients have two rather than three bones.

22 Jun 2012

Connexin 43 deficiency may protect against bed rest-associated bone loss

Mice lacking connexin 43, the most abundant gap junction protein in bone, have a decreased susceptibility to the effects of mechanical unloading on bone, US researchers report.

21 Jun 2012

Researchers discover distinct differences in how muscle affects two layers of bone in men, women

Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure.

21 Jun 2012

Osteoporosis screening recommended for men at risk

Men at increased risk for osteoporosis should undergo bone mineral density testing with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, concludes The Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guideline “Osteoporosis in Men.”

20 Jun 2012

$Vertebral fractures flag vascular disease risk$

Vertebral fractures flag vascular disease risk

Abdominal aortic calcification in elderly men appears to be associated with vertebral fractures, say Moroccan scientists.

19 Jun 2012

UK walking guidelines ‘not up to speed’

The current assumed pedestrian walking speed of 1.2 m per second should be revised, say researchers whose findings show that the average UK resident over the age of 65 years does not walk at this pace.

19 Jun 2012

Hyaluronic acid injections ‘discouraged’ for knee osteoarthritis

Intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid offer a small, clinically irrelevant decrease in osteoarthritis knee pain at the risk for serious adverse events, suggest the results of a review and meta-analysis.

19 Jun 2012

Clinical practice guidelines for management of osteoporosis in men

Osteoporosis in men causes significant morbidity and mortality. Today, the Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for management of this condition in men.

19 Jun 2012

$Hip fracture mortality increases with even mild cognitive decline$

Hip fracture mortality increases with even mild cognitive decline

Patients with just mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment have a high risk for nursing home admission and mortality during the first year after hip fracture, researchers report.

15 Jun 2012

Surgeon, not hospital expertise affects spine surgery outcome

The risk for complications after spine surgery are significantly lower among patients treated by very high-volume surgeons compared with those treated by very low-volume ones, report US researchers.

14 Jun 2012

Osteoporosis self-reports unreliable measure for case defintions

Self-reports of incident osteoporosis in middle-aged and older women should not be relied on for a case definition, suggest study findings showing poor-to-moderate validity for this measure.

14 Jun 2012

$Environmental factors more important than genetic for vertebral fracture$

Environmental factors more important than genetic for vertebral fracture

Individual-specific environmental factors such as lifestyle have a greater influence on vertebral fracture risk than genetic factors, suggest study findings.

13 Jun 2012

Multipronged approach relieves osteoarthritis pain

Using behavioral weight-management strategies alongside standard pain-coping skills training reduces the level of disability and pain experienced by overweight or obese individuals with osteoarthritis, US study results suggest.

13 Jun 2012

NASA-inspired analysis could anticipate bone loss

Measuring naturally occurring calcium isotopes in urine could indicate whether someone is experiencing bone loss long before traditional imaging methods are able to, say US researchers.

12 Jun 2012

Rheumatoid arthritis infection risk predicted by RABBIT

The RABBIT risk score can predict the likelihood of serious infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients using tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, research confirms.

11 Jun 2012

$Extreme elderly account for two-thirds of osteoporotic hip fractures$