Delayed rotator cuff repair may increase risk of revision
Patients who underwent delayed rotator cuff repair beyond 12 months of diagnosis had an increased risk of undergoing subsequent revision rotator cuff repair, according to results.
Zoledronic acid maintains BMD gains after overlapping teriparatide, denosumab treatment
A single dose of zoledronic acid effectively maintains large and rapid gains in spine and hip bone mineral density after 15 months of overlapping teriparatide and denosumab therapy, according to a speaker.
Prolonged effects from osteoporotic fractures drive health care, indirect costs
Women who sustain any type of osteoporotic fracture have higher adjusted all-cause health care costs and indirect costs in the 5 years after fracture compared with matched nonfracture controls, according to a speaker.
Osteoporosis therapies reduce fracture risk for women regardless of BMD status
Osteoporosis therapies work equally well for women at high risk for fracture with high or low bone mineral density, according to data from the virtual American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting.
Total shoulder arthroplasties ‘increased substantially’ in the US from 2012 to 2017
The incidence of primary reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty has “increased substantially” in the United States, with the largest increases seen in men and patients aged 50 to 64 years, according to published results.
