Osteoporosis is a bone disorder with remarkable changes in bone biologic material and
consequent bone structural distraction, affecting millions of people around the world from …

Numerous studies have reported increased risks of hip, spine, and other fractures among
people who had previous clinically diagnosed fractures, or who have radiographic evidence …

Previous fracture is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture. The aim of this study
was to quantify this risk on an international basis and to explore the relationship of this risk …

This population-based study documents an increase in most types of fractures following the
occurrence of a clinically recognized vertebral fracture among 820 Rochester, Minnesota …

ContextThe incidence of distal forearm fractures in children peaks around the time of the
pubertal growth spurt, possibly because physical activity increases at the time of a transient …

Fracture of the distal forearm is one of the most frequent osteoporotic fractures. However,
there are few data concerning its incidence in Britain. The aim of this study was to determine …

To assess the ability of distal forearm fractures to predict future fractures, we conducted a
population-based retrospective cohort study among the 1288 residents (243 men, 1045 …

Fractures of the proximal humerus, forearm, and wrist account for approximately one third of
total osteoporotic fractures in the elderly. Several risk factors for these fractures were …

Available evidence suggests that fracture prediction with bone densitometry may improve
when used on people at high risk of osteoporotic fractures. The objectives of this literature …

Remaining lifetime and absolute 10-year probabilities for osteoporotic fractures were
determined by gender, age, and BMD values. Remaining lifetime probability at age 50 years …