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Many associate falls in the elderly with hip fractures. However, fractures of the humerus (or long arm bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow) also are a big concern—especially to aging baby boomers, according to a new study. Researchers at University of California, Davis, studied data on 28 million emergency department (ED) [...] Postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis have a 21 percent greater risk for fractures and a 27 percent greater risk for falls than women of similar ages, but without osteoarthritis, Medscape News reported November 7, 2011. In this study, presented in Chicago at the American College of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting, researchers analyzed existing data [...] While some people think that physical activity wears down the body’s joints, including knees, there is strong evidence that it does the opposite. Physical activity is good for the knees and potentially other joints of the body, according to a new study In the March 2011 journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. [...] A fracture in a person over the age of 50 can be a sign of osteoporosis, yet some patient populations have little knowledge of the disease. According to a recent study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, male and non-English speaking patients tend to have the least knowledge of osteoporosis, putting them at high risk for a subsequent fracture, according to an April 21, 2011 press release by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. [...] |
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