This study aimed to investigate the clinical effect of percutaneous kyphoplasty and the precautions against adjacent vertebral refractures in the treatment of multiple osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. 54 cases (128 vertebrae) with multiple osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures from July 2007 to December 2013 treated with percutaneous kyphoplasty were retrospectively reviewed...

BACKGROUND The present study estimated healthcare costs of osteoporotic fractures including spine, hip, distal radius and humerus in Koreans over 50 years of age using national claims data. METHODS Korea National Health Insurance data between 2008 and 2011 was searched for all claims records of outpatient visits or hospital admissions of patients ≥50-year-of-age. Osteoporosis-related fracture...

Background We determined the prevalence of sarcopenia according to fracture site and evaluated the associated risk factors in female patients with osteoporotic fractures. Methods A total of 108 patients aged 50 years or older with an osteoporotic fracture (hip, spine, or wrist) were enrolled in this retrospective observational study. A diagnosis of sarcopenia was confirmed using whole-body de...

Osteoporosis affects about 200 million subjects in the world and is responsible for 8.9 million fractures each year. The frequency of osteoporotic fractures is rising in many countries, due to the increased longevity of the population. In Europe, the annual cost of all osteoporotic fractures has been estimated to be 30 billion of Euros. In this paper, after an overview of the socioeconomic impa...

Introduction: This study aims to investigate risk factors for cage subsidence following minimally invasive lateral corpectomy osteoporotic vertebral fractures.

♦ Objective: To estimate 12-month osteoporosis-related health care resource utilization and direct medical cost for patients who were hospitalized with osteoporotic fractures in Tianjin, China. ♦ Methods: Data were obtained from Tianjin Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance database (2008-2011). Included patients were ≥50 years old, with their first osteoporotic fracture hospitalization from J...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) remains controversial. An inverse relationship between spine OA and the presence of prevalent vertebral fractures has been shown in osteoporotic women. Our objective was to assess this relationship in osteoporotic men. METHODS All the patients had OP based on densitometric data and were aged ≥ 65 years. Spine radiogr...

Globally, osteoporosis is considered a widespread metabolic bone disease, vertebral fractures being probably one of the most common clinical manifestations encountered in osteoporotic patients. Non-pharmacologic therapies of osteoporosis include, among others, the use of different types of orthoses, such as spinal orthoses or hip protectors. To date there is a limited number of studies that eva...

Patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures are at increased risk of hip fracture. In a cohort of hip fracture patients, many had previous imaging studies showing incidental vertebral fractures. Fifty-four percent of fractures were not reported by the radiologist, highlighting a missed opportunity for diagnosing and treating osteoporosis, thereby preventing further fractures. PURPOSE Patie...

BACKGROUND Asian-specific prediction models for estimating individual risk of osteoporotic fractures are rare. We developed a Korean fracture risk prediction model using clinical risk factors and assessed validity of the final model. METHODS A total of 718,306 Korean men and women aged 50-90 years were followed for 7 years in a national system-based cohort study. In total, 50% of the subjects...