osteoporosis
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Extremities
RSNA: Artificial Intelligence Can Diagnose Osteoporosis on Hip X-ray
A new method that combines imaging information with artificial intelligence (AI) can diagnose osteoporosis from hip X-rays, according to a…
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Spine
American Bone Health presents free, on-demand virtual Spine Health Workshop Series
Sessions designed to empower consumers with tips to prevent vertebral fractures June 17, 2021 – American Bone Health invites consumers…
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Regulatory
Safe Orthopaedics announces CE mark for new Hickory screw
New screw in the SteriSpineTMPS next-generation rangeNew screw to improve bone anchorage in osteoporotic patientsLaunch of a study in Germany…
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Recon
Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients With Osteoporosis Getting Shortchanged?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Seeking to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis in shoulder arthroplasty patients, a team of researchers from…
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Regulatory
Zebra Medical Vision Secures its 5th FDA Clearance, Making Its Vertebral Compression Fractures AI Solution Available in the U.S.
May 18, 2020 KIBBUTZ SHEFAYIM, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zebra Medical Vision, the deep-learning medical imaging analytics company, announces today its fifth FDA…
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Spine
Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping
Jan. 24, 2019 / By Gina Kolata Scientists warned osteoporosis patients on Thursday to avoid two common procedures used to shore…
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Extremities
Despite the known role of vitamin D in preventing osteoporosis, less than half of elderly hip fracture patients take supplements
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite national recommendations for daily vitamin D intake, a new study presented today…
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Spine
Safe Orthopaedics Offers New Technologies to Treat Traumatic Injuries Due to Osteoporosis or Bone Metastases
February 15, 2017 ERAGNY-SUR-OISE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR) (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company offering innovative ranges of sterile implants…
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Hospitals
PATENT FOR FIRST POCKET-SIZED OSTEOPOROSIS DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, November 21st, 2016 Move over cell phone…there is another portable device that may want…
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Biologics
‘Bone Foam’ That Gets Injected Into Bone Could Help Treat Osteoporosis And Other Bone Diseases
By Steve Smith Our bones are constantly regrowing. They attain peak mass some time in our 20s before slowly getting…
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Extremities
Low levels of vitamin D may increase risk of stress fractures in active individuals
Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 14, 2015 – Vitamin D plays a crucial role in ensuring appropriate bone density. Active individuals who…
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Recon
New Research: Combining Adult Stem Cells with Hormone May Speed Bone Fracture Healing
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 8, 2015) ─ A combination of adult stem cells and parathyroid hormone significantly increased new bone formation…
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Recon
Therapy reduces the risk of fragility fractures by 40 percent
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population…
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Recon
Dr. Leon Root, Orthopedic Surgeon Who Wrote Advice Books, Dies at 86
By William Grimes Dr. Leon Root, a widely known orthopedic surgeon whose advice books on back pain and osteoporosis reached a broad…
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Recon
Fragility fractures: Taking control of management, follow-up and assessment
The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates 54 million Americans have low bone density or osteoporosis, with 50% of women and 25%…
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