INTRODUCTION The Danish Fracture Database (DFDB) was established in 2011 to establish nationwide prospective quality assessment of all fracture-related surgery. In this paper, we describe the DFDB's setup, present preliminary data from the first annual report and discuss its future potential. MATERIAL AND METHODS The DFDB collaboration includes 13 hospitals and covers a population of 3.7 mill...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of asymptomatic vertebral fractures on the quality of life in older women as part of the Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 180 women 65 years of age or older with or without vertebral fractures. The Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Os...

We have previously noted a dichotomy in the location of atypical fractures along the femoral shaft in Swedish patients, and a mainly subtrochanteric location of atypical fractures in descriptions of patients from Singapore. These unexpected differences were now investigated by testing the following hypotheses in a cross-sectional study: first, that there is a dichotomy also in Singapore; second...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the trends and factors associated with maxillofacial fractures treated from 1997 to 2007 in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital. METHODS This study included 364 patients of which 82% were men and 45%, 20-29-years old. The etiology, anatomical distribution, treatment modality and complications of maxillofacial f...

IMPORTANCE Classically, pterygoid plate fractures have been associated with fractures of the mid-face and skull base. When isolated pterygoid plate fractures are identified on imaging that only extends to the level of the skull base, other related facial fractures may be missed. We sought to evaluate isolated lateral pterygoid plate fractures on computed tomography (CT) scans in conjunction wit...

Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass, deterioration of bone structure, and increased susceptibility to fractures, is a major public health threat in the United States. In 2005, more than 2 million fractures were attributed to osteoporosis. Advanced age is one of many risk factors for the disease; 55% of Americans 50 years of age and older are affected. The impact of osteoporos...

Over 1.5 million cases of fractures related to osteoporosis and osteopenia occur in the USA annually. Pelvic and sacral insufficiency fractures are an important subset of this entity. First described by Lourie in 1982, insufficiency fractures arise when a normal or physiologic stress is applied to weakened bone with reduced mineralization and elasticity. Insufficiency fractures may be associate...

Over the past 10 years fractures in the elderly and their relationship to osteoporosis and other causes of bone fragility have been the subject of increasing interest. The investigation of current incidence of morbidity by the Medical Research Council's Working Party on Fractures in the Elderly resulted in a report on the incidence of fractures in persons over 35 years of age by Knowelden, Buhr...

Postmenopausal osteoporosis is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, reduction in quality of life, and increasing health care costs. It is estimated that 1.5 million women in the United States have one or more osteoporosis-related fractures annually. Fractures may occur at any site, but vertebral fractures are the most common. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated a decreased life ...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is pathophysiologically related to trochanteric fractures, and this condition is more preventable by lifestyle modifications than cervical fractures. We investigated whether older physicians, who are health-conscious people, are at a lower risk of hip fractures because of fewer trochanteric fractures. METHODS Data regarding older (≥65 years) physicians (n = 4303) and m...