Osteoporosis

Cause or Effect? The Link Between Psychological Stress and Osteoporosis

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Rheumatology Advisor Contributing Writer

An osteoporosis diagnosis may affect a patient’s mental health because of diminished quality of life, fear of falling, embarrassment about posture changes, or general depression about the diagnosis.

Tools for Better Identification of Future Bone Loss in Perimenopause

Bone turnover markers and Trabecular Bone Score might be useful tools to identify transmenopausal women who are at greater risk for bone loss.

Elderly Women May Still Benefit From Osteoporosis Treatment

Late-life women with osteoporosis, including those with comorbidities, may still be drug treatment candidates to prevent future hip fracture.

No Association Between Certain Diabetes Drugs and Fracture Risk

Researchers found no association between the use of DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, or SGLT2 inhibitors and the risk for fracture in patients with type 2 diabetes.

High Vitamin B Intake Linked to Hip Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Exceeding recommended doses of vitamins B6 and B12 may cause adverse effects such as hip fracture in postmenopausal women.

FRAC-Stroke Score Predicts Fracture Risk After Ischemic Stroke

Fracture risk after ischemic stroke score is a useful diagnostic tool to identify individuals surviving ischemic stroke who are at risk for low-trauma fracture ≤1 year of stroke diagnosis.

Osteopenia Rates in Early Middle Age Suggest Need for More Osteoporosis Screening

Osteopenia was found in more than 25% of both men and women, suggesting that more osteoporosis screening and prevention programs are needed in middle-age individuals.

Gastric Bypass Tied to Higher Fracture Risk vs Gastric Band

There is a 73% increased risk for nonvertebral fracture after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) versus adjustable gastric banding.

Treat to Serum Urate Strategy Reduces Structural Damage in Gout

Investigators sought to determine whether dose escalation of allopurinol to achieve a serum urate target can reduce bone erosion or monosodium urate crystal deposition in patients with gout.

Parity, Lactation, and Fracture Risk: What’s the Link?

Parity and lactation had a neutral effect on the risk for fragility fractures or radiographic vertebral compression fractures over 10 years of follow-up.

Osteoporosis Linked to Lower Quality of Life Regardless of Fracture History

Even without a history of fragility fracture, the presence of osteoporosis is associated with substantially lower health-related quality of life.