The new scoring system for malnutrition and inflammation complex syndrome could be useful for assessing nutritional and inflammatory status at bedside and predicting adverse outcomes in patients receiving hemodialysis.
The prevalence of vertebral fracture was lower among treated than untreated patients.
Zoledronic acid, an annual intravenous therapy for osteoporosis, sometimes causes acute-phase reactions such as fever, myalgia, and flu-like symptoms after infusion. Researchers wondered if these initial transient reactions could be used as a predictor of the drug’s efficacy in people at risk for fractures.
For adults with psoriatic diseases, the likelihood of developing bone fractures is increased.
Clinical use of FRAX without bone mineral density can be used to identify adults with type 1 diabetes who are at elevated risk for major osteoporotic fracture.
Fracture prevention efforts should be considered in patients with CKD of any age, according to investigators.
Researchers identified the risk factors associated with fragility fracture development in patients receiving glucocorticoids.
Researchers analyzed the association of asthma and its subgroups with osteoporosis in the Korean adult population, and determined the effects of asthma on osteoporosis based on condition of asthma management.
Several studies have assessed the potentially increased rate and the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
History of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with a higher risk for confirmed vertebral fracture.
