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Repeat dieting may raise fracture risk in women

Repeat dieting and weight loss are associated with an increased risk for nonvertebral fractures in women, a 15-year observational study indicates.

Lower limb cast predicts bone loss after fracture in children

Children who require cast immobilization for a leg or ankle fractures develop osteopenia in the affected limb, demonstrates research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Multiple fractures carry high burden of morbidity, mortality

Elderly individuals who suffer multiple fractures face high morbidity and mortality, particularly if they fracture their pelvis, proximal humerus, or proximal femur, research shows.

Vertebroplasty has mixed results for osteoporotic fracture

Vertebroplasty for the treatment of acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures has some benefits over conservative treatment but also some disadvantages, a randomized controlled trial suggests.