Osteoporosis/Bone Disease
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence and Mortality — 1986–2005
- October 27, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Incidence peaked in 1995, and then declined; mortality was down overall.
- Reviewing:
- Brauer CA et al. JAMA 2009 Oct 14; 302:1573
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients with Psoriasis: What Is the Likelihood?
- October 16, 2009
- Craig A. Elmets, MD
- Dermatology
Many useful lessons emerge from this prevalence study.
- Reviewing:
- Ibrahim G et al. Arthritis Rheum 2009 Oct 15; 61:1373
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Women Lose Knee Cartilage Faster Than Men Do
- September 3, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
MRIs show women lose three to four times more knee cartilage annually. CME
- Reviewing:
- Hanna FS et al. Menopause 2009 Jul/Aug; 16:666
PATIENT INFORMATION
Power Over Pain: Gaining Control of Chronic Pain
- October 8, 2009
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Treatments aimed at helping you to manage pain by improving your physical functioning and your ability to control your thoughts, behaviors, and reactions
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Topical Voltaren Gel for Hand Osteoarthritis
- October 6, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Diclofenac gel was better than placebo for relieving pain. CME
- Reviewing:
- Altman RD et al. J Rheumatol 2009 Sep; 36:1991
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Possible New Option for Treating OsteoporosisFree
- August 20, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Both men who were receiving androgen-deprivation therapy and postmenopausal women gained bone density with denosumab. CME
- Reviewing:
- Cummings SR et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Aug 20; 361:756
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Vitamin D Levels and Bone Loss in Older Men
- August 13, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
In men older than 75, 25(OH)D levels lower than 20 ng/mL were associated with accelerated bone loss.
- Reviewing:
- Ensrud KE et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Aug; 94:2773
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Slowing the Progression of Aortic Stenosis: An Intriguing Possibility
- August 12, 2009
- Joel M. Gore, MD
- Cardiology
Findings from a small retrospective study suggest that medications for treating osteoporosis can benefit patients with aortic stenosis.
- Reviewing:
- Skolnick AH et al. Am J Cardiol 2009 Jul 1; 104:122
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Oral Drug to Prevent Venous Thrombosis After Knee Replacement
- August 11, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
As yet unapproved by the FDA, apixaban was associated with less bleeding than was enoxaparin.
- Reviewing:
- Lassen MR et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Aug 6; 361:594
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A New Agent for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis?Free
- August 11, 2009
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Biannual subcutaneous denosumab injections prevented vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures.
- Reviewing:
- Cummings SR et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Aug 20; 361:756
