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Osteoporosis
Research from University of Melbourne yields new findings on osteoporosis
January 17th, 2009
According to recent research from Geelong, Australia, "In Australia, benefits for antifracture therapies have been available for patients with osteoporosis and a prior fracture. No benefits were available to those with no prior fracture." "We aimed to define, in women with no prior fracture, age-related thresholds of bone mineral density (BMD) associated with fracture risk equivalent to that of women with prior fracture and osteoporosis. A case-control study of women (>= 50 yr) was conducted, including 291 fracture cases and 823 controls. BMD was measured at the proximal femur and posterior anterior (PA) spine. A fracture risk score (FRS) for the group with no prior...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-17)
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