Osteoporosis currently affects 10 million Americans and is responsible for more than 1.5
million fractures annually. The financial burden of osteoporosis is substantial, with annual …

Among 377,561 female Medicare beneficiaries who sustained a fracture, 10% had another
fracture within 1 year, 18% within 2 years, and 31% within 5 years. Timely management to …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of the diagnostic algorithms for osteoporosis and
fractures in administrative data. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A systematic search was …

Knowing a person's fracture risk according to their kidney function, gender, and age may
influence clinical management and decision-making. Using healthcare databases from …

Background Severe nonmalignant pain affects a large proportion of adults. Optimal
treatment is not clear, and opioids are an important option for analgesia. However, there is …

Background Studies on the association between long working hours and health have
captured only a narrow range of outcomes (mainly cardiometabolic diseases and …

Non-traumatic fractures at typical osteoporotic sites are associated with increased mortality
across all age groups, particularly in men. Furthermore, in certain age subgroups of women …

Background Population-based administrative data have been used to study osteoporosis-
related fracture risk factors and outcomes, but there has been limited research about the …

The long‐term consequences of bariatric surgery on fracture risk are unclear but are likely to
vary by procedure type. In physiologic studies, Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and …

The FRAX® tool estimates a 10-year probability of fracture based upon multiple clinical risk
factors and an optional bone mineral density (BMD) measurement obtained from the femoral …