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W Pollähne

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PubMed2002

[Weeks of pain, vertebral body fractures during sleep, invalidism. Save your osteoporosis patients from this fate].

In terms of their clinical impact, bone fractures as late sequelae of osteoporosis are still largely ignored in Germany. Up to 80-90% of patients with treatment-requiring osteoporosis are not receiving specific treatment. The consequences for the patient are enormous: weeks of severe pain, subsequent fractures that occur for ever more banal reasons, increasing restriction of daily activities, invalidism and an increasing need for nursing care. All this despite the availability of powerful medications. In concert with an appropriate early diagnosis, not only could the majority of patients be spared such a fate, but also the costs incurred as a direct consequence of such fractures could be drastically lowered.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed2002

[Osteoporosis].

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PubMed2002

[Osteoporosis].

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Absorptiometry, Photon↗
PubMed2001

Vitamin D status, trunk muscle strength, body sway, falls, and fractures among 237 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with fractures in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis. The overall hypothesis was that trunk muscle strength, body sway and hypovitaminosis D would influence daily activities and the likelihood of falls and fractures. - In 237 women (mean age 62.9+/-7.4 years) osteoporosis was defined by a T-score at the femoral neck below -2.5 SD. Trunk muscle strength was determined using isokinetic dynamometry and body sway was measured according to Lord et al. Limitations in everyday life were assessed and the history of falls was documented. A fracture was defined as a vertebral height reduction of more than 20% or at least 4 mm. The assessment was carried out using the Spine Deformity Index (SDI) and was confirmed by an experienced radiologist. Pearson coefficients of correlation were calculated. - After correction for age, significant associations were found for body sway and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (p<0.001), body sway and falls (p<0.001), body sway and rib fractures (p<0.01), trunk muscle strength and limitations in everyday life (p<0.001), trunk muscle strength and SDI (p<0.001), trunk muscle strength and bone density (p<0.001), and bone density and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (p<0.001). No significant correlation was found for trunk muscle strength and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (p=0.712). - Findings suggest that hypovitaminosis D is associated with increased body sway and an elevated risk for falls and falls-related fractures. Musculoskeletal rehabilitation should include strengthening exercises for the trunk muscles and training of neuromuscular co-ordination and balance.

Accidental Falls↗