View clinical trials related to Osteoporotic Fractures.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes of severe osteoporotic fractures hospitalized in France, the risk of incident severe fracture at 2 years and 5 years and the risk of mortality over 2 and 5 years.
The goal of this study is to perform the first fracture reduction clinical trial with a potent antiresorptive agent (intravenous zoledronic acid) in the most vulnerable long-term care population.
The main aim is to assess the effectiveness of introducing a standardized intervention program for treatment of patients with a fragility fracture as measured by changes in the fracture rates and the mortality.
OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of 3 exercise interventions on sarcopenic indices among community-dwelling older adults with high osteoporotic fracture risks. MATERIAL AND METHOD The current study enrolled subjects who screened high risk of fall, osteoporosis/fracture by standardized questionnaires or FRAX. Subjects at the National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch (NTUHBB) were randomized into integrated care group (ICG, target n=50) and muscle training group (MTG, target n=50). Subjects from Lingko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (LCGMH) were all assigned into X-box group (XBG, target n=30). All participants received a CD-ROM and a one education on osteoporosis, sarcopenia, frailty, fall prevention, nutrition, and coping strategy and another hour of professional led exercise program. ICG subjects received once weekly group exercise while MTG subjects received twice weekly machine-based resistence training on major muscle groups. XBG subjects rececived twice weekly exercise with X-box based programs. Major outcomes were muscle mass (measured by bio-impedance analysis), grip strength, walking speed, and lower leg extension power at baseline and after 12-weeks of intervention.
The purposes of this study were to analyse demographic, medical, gender and socio-economic aspects of osteoporosis associated vertebral fractures.
Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with consequent bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Fifty percent of women and 20% men older than 50 y.o. will have an osteoporotic fracture (fragility fracture). Fragility fracture is defined as one that results from a low-energy trauma such as a fall from body height. A previous fracture is an important predictor of a new fracture, especially in the first 5 years after initial fracture. A second fracture can be particularly devastating if it is a hip fracture. Low bone mineral density, measured by bone densitometry, as well as a previous osteoporotic fracture, are the two major risk factors for the occurrence of a new fracture. A more rational approach currently used to minimize the costs of health care in a shorter period of time uses the strategy of firstly preventing the occurrence of secondary fracture, followed by primary prevention strategies. In this context, correct identification of fragility fractures and consequent treatment of those individuals is imperative. There are currently insufficient data about the epidemiology and evolution of other fragility fractures, also known as non-vertebral non-hip fracture (NVNH). Among these, distal radius fracture and proximal humerus fractures are the most frequent. There is a type of fracture, however, that is simply ignored by the medical community: the knee insufficiency fracture.A possible explanation for this information gap could be the fact that, until a few years ago, this entity was believed to be a osteonecrosis of the knee. Only recently it is becoming clear that the cause of pain and marrow bone edema that occur subtly in older individuals is, in fact, a insufficiency fracture. The perception that this lesion is actually a fracture is relatively new. The knee insufficiency fracture usually occurs in older individuals and those with knee osteoarthritis. This study therefore aims to evaluate whether there is a relation between knee insufficiency fracture and osteoporosis. Moreover, it is expected to find out if this fracture may be defined as a fragility fracture, electing the individuals affected by it to a prophylaxis for the occurrence of new osteoporotic fracture.
This proposed study was designed to investigate the prevalence of a 5-year incident osteoporotic fracture and evaluate the association of a 5-year change of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D)/bone turnover makers/bone mineral density (BMD) with the incident fracture in the Chinese postmenopausal women, based on an endeavor of a 5-year post-baseline follow-up visit of a previous cross-sectional study, PK-VF, in which 1724 participants were enrolled and examined.
Patients who present with fragility fractures are consistently under-evaluated and under-treated for underlying osteoporosis. This point of care represents a lost opportunity to prevent future fractures. The medical field treats the fracture as if the fall is the problem, but bone quality is the real problem. Studies have consistently shown that the recommendations of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and World Health Organization are not being followed. Orthopedics treats the patients for their fractures and primary care physicians focus on general health but no one is taking responsibility for bone health. Strategies to convince primary care to assume care have not succeeded. On the other hand, strategies where orthopedics takes some responsibility have shown success. This prospective 2-arm study will evaluate the success of effort by an academic orthopedic department in osteoporosis evaluation and treatment. We hypothesize that with greater effort by the orthopedic department, the better the adherence to standards of care. A cost benefit analysis will be made in parallel.
Due to its prevalence worldwide, osteoporosis is considered a serious public health concern. The worldwide annual incidence of Osteoporotic fractures is approximately 2 million in the US only. Hip fracture is associated with serious disability and excess mortality. Studies have shown that an initial osteoporotic fracture is a major risk factor for a new fracture. An increased risk of 14.8% for a secondary hip fracture has been demonstrated in people that have already sustained a fracture in the past 4 years (In average). These data indicate the major opportunity afforded by secondary fracture prevention strategies. By responding to the first fracture, we can reduce the incidence of second and subsequent fractures. However, even after longer medical follow-up according to regular standard of care, medical treatment and rehabilitation, the medical system has been unable to translate the eminent risk into an effective preventive treatment.
As a tertiary hospital the Traumatology department at the Kantonsspital Aarau looks after about 500 fracture patients hospitalized with an age over 50 years a year. First, we were interested in the effective rate of osteoporotic fractures in this cohort. As to this objective we offered subsequent diagnostics in suspected patients. 2012 we introduced a diagnostic pathway for every patient over 50 years of age with a fracture, including dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), a questionnaire about risk factors concerning osteoporosis and risk of fracture, the WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and a laboratory workup focusing on this topic. Considering all these information we sent a detailed therapy-plan to the responsible General practitioner. The main goal of this study is to verify the persistence and compliance of the osteoporosis therapy 12-15 months after fracture and to clarify any obstacles potentially impeding therapy (prejudice, adverse events, contraindication overlooked, financial problems etc.). The investigators use a postal questionnaire provided to the patient and the general practitioner. Data collection is undertaken by a study nurse, in addition phoning for missing data by phone-call. With the aim to ameliorate the implementation of treatment, patients and general practitioners will be provided with the specifically tailored information found to be missing.