Osteoporosis Canada

Beyond the Fracture Clinic: 3 Things a Surgeon Can Do to Help Older Patients Stay Out of the Hospital

Musculoskeletal conditions, particularly osteoarthritis, account for >40 million disability-adjusted life years worldwide among persons aged 60 years and above. Research has also demonstrated that up to half of older adults have multimorbidity, which requires optimization for pos...

Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Hypovitaminosis D in Italian Adults Aged ≥50 Years Attending Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Centers

Background/Objectives: Hypovitaminosis-D is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, associated with adverse skeletal and extra-skeletal outcomes. Increasing demand for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) testing points toward the need for simple tools to identify individuals at r...