News tagged with fracture prediction

Knowing a patient's history of falls will help doctors predict future fractures

Clinicians are being urged to ask about a patient's history of falls as new research shows that the information is valuable in determining their future risk of fracture.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Nov 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Fracture prediction methods may be useful for patients with diabetes

Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 31, 2011 | not rated yet | 0