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Mashup Score: 0Quality Indicators for Osteoporosis in Adults: A Review of Performance Measures by the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine - 7 month(s) ago
Primary osteoporosis is characterized by decreasing bone mass and density and reduced bone strength that leads to a higher risk for fracture, especially hip and spine fractures. The prevalence of osteoporosis in the United States is estimated at 12.6% for adults older than 50 years. Although it is most frequently diagnosed in White and Asian females, it still affects males and females of all ethnicities. Osteoporosis is considered a major health issue, which has prompted the development and use of several performance measures to assess and improve the effectiveness of screening, diagnosis, and treatment. These performance measures are often used in accountability, public reporting, and/or payment programs. However, the reliability, validity, evidence, attribution, and meaningfulness of performance measures have been questioned. The purpose of this paper is to present a review of current performance measures on osteoporosis and inform physicians, payers, and policymakers in their select
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Mashup Score: 2Bone fragility in diabetes: novel concepts and clinical implications - 8 month(s) ago
Increased fracture risk represents an emerging and severe complication of diabetes. The resulting prolonged immobility and hospitalisations can lead to substantial morbidity and mortality. In type 1 diabetes, bone mass and bone strength are reduced, resulting in up to a five-times greater risk of fractures throughout life. In type 2 diabetes, fracture risk is increased despite a normal bone mass. Conventional dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry might underestimate fracture risk, but can be improved by applying specific adjustments.
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Mashup Score: 3Nutritional intake and bone health - 8 month(s) ago
Osteoporotic or fragility fractures affect one in two women and one in five men who are older than 50. These events are associated with substantial morbidity, increased mortality, and an impaired quality of life. Recommended general measures for fragility fracture prevention include a balanced diet with an optimal protein and calcium intake and vitamin D sufficiency, together with regular weight-bearing physical exercise. In this narrative Review, we discuss the role of nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns in maintaining bone health.
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Mashup Score: 2Osteoporosis in men - 8 month(s) ago
Osteoporosis in men is a common but often overlooked disorder by clinicians. The criterion for osteoporosis diagnosis in men is similar to that in women—namely, a bone mineral density (BMD) that is 2·5 standard deviations or more below the mean for the young adult population (aged 20–29 years; T-score –2·5 or lower), measured at the hip or lumbar spine. Sex steroids are important for bone health in men and, as in women, oestrogens have a key role. Most men generally have bigger and stronger bones than women and typically have less bone loss during their lifetime.
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Mashup Score: 0Osteoarthritis Affects 15% of People Over Age 30 - 9 month(s) ago
Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 595 million patients worldwide, representing a 132% increase in total cases since 1990.
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Mashup Score: 15Phylobone: a comprehensive database of bone extracellular matrix proteins in human and model organisms - 9 month(s) ago
Bone Research – Phylobone: a comprehensive database of bone extracellular matrix proteins in human and model organisms
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Mashup Score: 0Long-term and sequential treatment for osteoporosis - 9 month(s) ago
Nature Reviews Endocrinology – For patients with osteoporosis, the long-term use of bone-specific pharmacological therapies, including antiresorptive and/or osteoanabolic approaches, has raised…
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Mashup Score: 10
With so much focus on vitamin D, it’s surprising you don’t hear more about vitamin K2. A number of studies show a link between vitamin K2, bone health and heart health. Is vitamin K2 a nutrient you need more of in your diet? As physicians, we feel everyone needs to be aware of the r…
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Mashup Score: 2Rheumatoid arthritis biologic drugs benefit bones - 9 month(s) ago
Biologics – state of the art drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis when other medication has not reduced symptoms – seem to improve osteoporosis too. Osteoporosis is a medical condition that gradually weakens bones, leaving them prone to fracture. We know that osteoporosis is more common in people with rheumatoid arthritis than in the general population. […]
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Mashup Score: 26Vitamin K2: Understanding How a Little Known Vitamin Impacts Your Health - 10 month(s) ago
With so much focus on vitamin D, it’s surprising you don’t hear more about vitamin K2. A number of studies show a link between vitamin K2, bone health and heart health. Is vitamin K2 a nutrient you need more of in your diet? As physicians, we feel everyone needs to be aware of the r…
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A review of current performance measures that are applied to evaluate quality of #osteoporosis care found that of the six osteoporosis performance measures relevant to internal medicine physicians, only one was found to be valid: https://t.co/Y7Akg90MoO https://t.co/hFmuc9wNop