Osteoporosis: preventing falls
About 1 in 20 falls at home results in a bone fracture and of these, one in five is a hip fracture. Hip fractures have a high mortality rate; some 10 per cent of patients are dead within a month. In addition many older people lose their ... [... more]
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Bone density scans for osteoporosis
Bone scans measure the amount of bone in a particular site of the body, usually the lower part of the spine, the hip, the forearm or the heel. Doctors use the scans to help them to assess the likelihood of future bone fractures and whether any ... [... more]
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Bone density scans for osteoporosis
Bone scans measure the amount of bone in a particular site of the body, usually the lower part of the spine, the hip, the forearm or the heel. Doctors use the scans to help them to assess the likelihood of future bone fractures and whether any ... [... more]
Net Doctor |
Osteoporosis: preventing falls
About 1 in 20 falls at home results in a bone fracture and of these, one in five is a hip fracture. Hip fractures have a high mortality rate; some 10 per cent of patients are dead within a month. In addition many older people lose their ... [... more]
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Brittle bone disease (osteogenesis imperfecta)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the most common disease causing fractures in childhood. It also causes fractures in adults. OI is a genetic disorder usually resulting from abnormalities of the genes that control the production of a protein called ... [... more]
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Operations
Evidence-based perioperative medicine Infinite list of systematic reviews Background to hip fractures Beta-blockers in non-cardiac surgery Compensation status and surgical outcome Epidural and risk: it all depends Hip replacement, needs and risks ... [... more]
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