16-08-23 Lebanon, NH -- (Aug. 22, 2016) Fragility fractures -- those that occur at standing height -- are a significant source of sickness and death among the elderly population in the United States. They are also associated with annual direct costs of over...

13-12-14 A new study presented today at the IOF Regionals 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Hong Kong supports widespread evidence that individuals who have suffered a fracture are at significantly increased risk of subsequent hip fractures. In fact,...

10-04-03 Underscoring（强调） what researchers call a serious international public health concern, results from the Global Longitudinal Study（纵向研究） of Osteoporosis（骨质疏松症） in Women (GLOW) showed that among women at an elevated level of risk for o...

10-03-25 X-rays fail to spot up to nearly a third of fractures in the bones of the hip and pelvis, research suggests. 研究显示，将近三分之一的臀部和骨盆骨伤不能通过X射线检测出来。 Less obvious fractures may be missed on normal X-rays US doctors from Duke Uni...