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Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence and Mortality — 1986–2005

Incidence peaked in 1995, and then declined; mortality was down overall.

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Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients with Psoriasis: What Is the Likelihood?

Many useful lessons emerge from this prevalence study.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Women Lose Knee Cartilage Faster Than Men Do

MRIs show women lose three to four times more knee cartilage annually. CME

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Power Over Pain: Gaining Control of Chronic Pain

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

Diclofenac gel was better than placebo for relieving pain. CME

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Possible New Option for Treating OsteoporosisFree

Both men who were receiving androgen-deprivation therapy and postmenopausal women gained bone density with denosumab. CME

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Vitamin D Levels and Bone Loss in Older Men

In men older than 75, 25(OH)D levels lower than 20 ng/mL were associated with accelerated bone loss.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Slowing the Progression of Aortic Stenosis: An Intriguing Possibility

Findings from a small retrospective study suggest that medications for treating osteoporosis can benefit patients with aortic stenosis.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Oral Drug to Prevent Venous Thrombosis After Knee Replacement

As yet unapproved by the FDA, apixaban was associated with less bleeding than was enoxaparin.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

A New Agent for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis?Free

Biannual subcutaneous denosumab injections prevented vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures.

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