Article: Vertebral fractures are under-reported in elderly patients.

Article: Kyphoplasty beneficial for elderly vertebral ...
Women's Health Advisor;  January 1, 2007 ;     606 words ... ... vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs). The study, led by the University of California San Diego, involved 155 elderly patients who underwent kyphoplasty at 19 medical centers across the country. The patients not only experienced relief of symptoms ...

Article: Use of anthropometric indicators in screening for undiagnosed ...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;  November 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... increases the risk for new vertebral fractures by five-fold [7 ... predicting the risk of vertebral fractures, detection of undiagnosed ... more critical role. Vertebral fractures are the most common ...

Article: Vertebral fracture prevalence among women screened for the ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... postmenopausal women likely to have extant vertebral fractures because approximately two thirds ... identify risk factors for extant vertebral fractures and to derive a final multivariable ... identified 65.5 % of women with vertebral fractures (sensitivity), with a specificity ...

Article: Augmentation procedures for osteoporotic vertebral ...
Southern Medical Journal;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... in 29 patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures was published in an English language ... thinking about the management of vertebral fractures--from "benign neglect" to active ... the long-term complications of vertebral fractures, such as diminished pulmonary function ...

Article: Actonel Significantly Reduced Moderate and Severe ...
PR Newswire;  September 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... or with at least two prevalent vertebral fractures. The objective of this analysis ... studies show severity of prevalent vertebral fractures is a predictor of future vertebral ... patients with more severe baseline vertebral fractures are more likely to experience subsequent ...

Article: Actonel Significantly Reduced Moderate And Severe ...
Internet Wire;  September 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... or with at least two prevalent vertebral fractures. The objective of this analysis ... studies show severity of prevalent vertebral fractures is a predictor of future vertebral ... patients with more severe baseline vertebral fractures are more likely to experience subsequent ...

Article: Vertebral fractures are highly prevalent among ...
Health & Medicine Week;  April 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... com & NewsRx.net) -- Vertebral fractures are highly prevalent among elderly ... ascertain the prevalence and severity of vertebral fractures in French elderly women. We used ... 80.1[+ or -]3.4 years. Vertebral fractures were found in 170 women: 22.8 ...