Zhao Xie, Russel Burge, Yicheng Yang, Fen Du, Tie Lu, Qiang Huang, Wenyu Ye, Weihua Xu
{"title":"Posthospital Discharge Medical Care Costs and Family Burden Associated with Osteoporotic Fracture Patients in China from 2011 to 2013.","authors":"Zhao Xie, Russel Burge, Yicheng Yang, Fen Du, Tie Lu, Qiang Huang, Wenyu Ye, Weihua Xu","doi":"10.1155/2015/258089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/258089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objectives. This study collected and evaluated data on the costs of outpatient medical care and family burden associated with osteoporosis-related fracture rehabilitation following hospital discharge in China. Materials and Methods. Data were collected using a patient questionnaire from osteoporosis-related fracture patients (N = 123) who aged 50 years and older who were discharged between January 2011 and January 2013 from 3 large hospitals in China. The survey captured posthospital discharge direct medical costs, indirect medical costs, lost work time for caregivers, and patient ambulatory status. Results. Hip fracture was the most frequent fracture site (62.6%), followed by vertebral fracture (34.2%). The mean direct medical care costs per patient totaled 3,910¥, while mean indirect medical costs totaled 743¥. Lost work time for unpaid family caregivers was 16.4 days, resulting in an average lost income of 3,233¥. The average posthospital direct medical cost, indirect medical cost, and caregiver lost income associated with a fracture patient totaled 7,886¥. Patients' ambulatory status was negatively impacted following fracture. Conclusions. Significant time and cost of care are placed on patients and caregivers during rehabilitation after discharge for osteoporotic fracture. It is important to evaluate the role and responsibility for creating the growing and inequitable burden placed on patients and caregivers following osteoporotic fracture. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2015 ","pages":"258089"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2015/258089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33877752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan D Adachi, Jacques P Brown, George Ioannidis
{"title":"Characterizing the assessment and management of vitamin d levels in patients with osteoporosis in clinical practice: a chart review initiative.","authors":"Jonathan D Adachi, Jacques P Brown, George Ioannidis","doi":"10.1155/2015/312952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/312952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Though vitamin D is important for bone health, little is known about the monitoring and management of vitamin D levels in patients with osteoporosis in clinical practice-a deficit this chart review initiative aimed to remedy. A total of 52 physicians completed profiles for 983 patients being treated for osteoporosis between November 2008 and April 2009. Information collected included demographics; fracture risk factors; availability and level of serum vitamin D measurements; and information on osteoporosis medications and calcium and vitamin D supplementation. Physicians also evaluated patients' current regimens and detailed proposed changes, if applicable. Nearly 85% of patients were prescribed calcium and vitamin D supplements. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels were available for 73% of patients. Of these patients, approximately 50% had levels less than 80 nmol/L, which contrasts with the 37% thought to have \"unsatisfactory\" vitamin D levels based on physician perceptions. Physicians felt 26% of patients would benefit from additional vitamin D supplementation. However, no changes to the osteoporosis regimen were suggested for 48% of patients perceived to have \"unsatisfactory\" vitamin D levels. The results underscore the importance of considering vitamin D status when looking to optimize bone health. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2015 ","pages":"312952"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2015/312952","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33080075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The most cited papers in osteoporosis and related research.","authors":"Lukas A Holzer, Andreas Leithner, Gerold Holzer","doi":"10.1155/2015/638934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/638934","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the bone that affects millions of people and causes burden for both the affected individual and health systems and societies worldwide. Since the 1970s much research has been done in the field of osteoporosis. The number of citations of a paper reflects its influence and importance to the field. Thomson ISI Web of Science database was searched to retrieve a list of the fifty most cited articles related to osteoporosis and its research. The fifty most cited articles in absolute numbers in the field of osteoporosis were cited from 877 to 3056 times (mean 1141 ± 537). Most papers were published in the basic science category (n = 23). 395 authors contributed; a single paper had between one and 62 authors (mean: 10.02 ± 9.9 authors). 12 authors (3.04%) contributed between 7 and 4 papers; 340 authors (86.1%) were at least named once. Corresponding authors were from eight countries with most contributions from the United States (n = 34, 68%). The majority of papers were published in the 1990s (n = 29). The list of 50 most cited papers presents citation classics in the field of osteoporosis and related research. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2015 ","pages":"638934"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2015/638934","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33154963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dimitrios C Karampinos, Stefan Ruschke, Olga Gordijenko, Eduardo Grande Garcia, Hendrik Kooijman, Rainer Burgkart, Ernst J Rummeny, Jan S Bauer, Thomas Baum
{"title":"Association of MRS-Based Vertebral Bone Marrow Fat Fraction with Bone Strength in a Human In Vitro Model.","authors":"Dimitrios C Karampinos, Stefan Ruschke, Olga Gordijenko, Eduardo Grande Garcia, Hendrik Kooijman, Rainer Burgkart, Ernst J Rummeny, Jan S Bauer, Thomas Baum","doi":"10.1155/2015/152349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/152349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bone marrow adiposity has recently gained attention due to its association with bone loss pathophysiology. In this study, ten vertebrae were harvested from fresh human cadavers. Trabecular BMD and microstructure parameters were extracted from MDCT. Bone marrow fat fractions were determined using single-voxel MRS. Failure load (FL) values were assessed by destructive biomechanical testing. Significant correlations (P < 0.05) were observed between MRS-based fat fraction and MDCT-based parameters (up to r = -0.72) and MRS-based fat fraction and FL (r = -0.77). These findings underline the importance of the bone marrow in the pathophysiology and imaging diagnostics of osteoporosis. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2015 ","pages":"152349"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2015/152349","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33300252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Whole body bone tissue and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis.","authors":"Claudiu Popescu, Violeta Bojincă, Daniela Opriş, Ruxandra Ionescu","doi":"10.1155/2014/465987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/465987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Introduction. Atherosclerosis and osteoporosis share an age-independent bidirectional correlation. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represents a risk factor for both conditions. Objectives. The study aims to evaluate the connection between the estimated cardiovascular risk (CVR) and the loss of bone tissue in RA patients. Methods. The study has a prospective cross-sectional design and it includes female in-patients with RA or without autoimmune diseases; bone tissue was measured using whole body dual X-ray absorptiometry (wbDXA); CVR was estimated using SCORE charts and PROCAM applications. Results. There were 75 RA women and 66 normal women of similar age. The wbDXA bone indices correlate significantly, negatively, and age-independently with the estimated CVR. The whole body bone percent (wbBP) was a significant predictor of estimated CVR, explaining 26% of SCORE variation along with low density lipoprotein (P < 0.001) and 49.7% of PROCAM variation along with glycemia and menopause duration (P < 0.001). Although obese patients had less bone relative to body composition (wbBP), in terms of quantity their bone content was significantly higher than that of nonobese patients. Conclusions. Female patients with RA and female patients with cardiovascular morbidity have a lower whole body bone percent. Obese female individuals have higher whole body bone mass than nonobese patients. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"465987"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/465987","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32325510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aileen Hariman, Charles Alex, Alain Heroux, Pauline Camacho
{"title":"Incidence of fractures after cardiac and lung transplantation: a single center experience.","authors":"Aileen Hariman, Charles Alex, Alain Heroux, Pauline Camacho","doi":"10.1155/2014/573041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/573041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoporotic fractures are well-known complications of organ transplantation. Fracture rates up to 35% have been previously reported following heart and lung transplantations. Our institutional pretransplant protocols include DXA scans, vitamin D screening, and appropriate antiresorptive therapy. We aimed to assess the incidence of fragility fractures following cardiac or lung transplantation. In a retrospective study 210 electronic medical records of patients who underwent LT (110 men, 100 women) and 105 HT (88 men, 17 women) between 2005 and 2010 were analyzed. Both clinical and radiographic fractures were recorded. DXA scans were obtained immediately after transplant. 17 out of 210 LT patients (8.0%) had fractures after transplantation and 9 out of 105 HT patients (8.6%) had fractures. The median time to the first fracture was 12 months and the mean time was 18 months for both LT and HT. In the HT recipients, the median femoral neck T score was statistically lower in the fracture group versus the nonfracture group. Similar results were seen in the LT patients. Conclusion. Our findings demonstrate a much lower incidence of fractures in heart and lung transplant recipients in comparison with earlier reports. Comprehensive bone care and early initiation of antiresorptive therapy are possible contributors to these improved outcomes. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"573041"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/573041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32369873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methanol Extract of Euchelus asper Prevents Bone Resorption in Ovariectomised Mice Model.","authors":"Babita Balakrishnan, Shubhada Vivek Chiplunkar, Madhavi Manohar Indap","doi":"10.1155/2014/348189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/348189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marine molluscs are widely distributed throughout the world and many bioactive compounds exhibiting antiviral, antitumor, antileukemic, and antibacterial activity have been reported worldwide. The present study was designed to investigate the beneficial effect of methanol extract of Euchelus asper (EAME) on estrogen deficiency induced osteoporosis in ovariectomised mice model. Forty-two female Swiss albino mice were randomly assigned into Sham operated (Sham) group and six ovariectomised (OVX) subgroups such as OVX with vehicle (OVX); OVX with estradiol (2 mg/kg/day); OVX with EAME of graded doses (25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg/day). Bone turnover markers like serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), serum acid phosphatase (ACP), serum calcium, and histological investigations of tibia and uterus were analysed. Metaphyseal DNA content of the femur bone was also studied. Antiosteoclastogenic activity of EAME was examined. Administration of EAME was able to reduce the increased bone turnover markers in the ovariectomised mice. Histomorphometric analysis revealed an increase in bone trabeculation and restoration of trabecular separation by EAME treatment. Metaphyseal DNA content of the femur of the OVX mice was increased by EAME administration. EAME also showed a potent antiosteoclastogenic behaviour. Thus, the present study reveals that EAME was able to successfully reduce the estrogen deficiency induced bone loss. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"348189"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/348189","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32481995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sahana Shetty, Nitin Kapoor, Dukhabandhu Naik, Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha, Suresh Prabu, Nihal Thomas, Mandalam Subramaniam Seshadri, Thomas Vizhalil Paul
{"title":"Osteoporosis in healthy South Indian males and the influence of life style factors and vitamin d status on bone mineral density.","authors":"Sahana Shetty, Nitin Kapoor, Dukhabandhu Naik, Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha, Suresh Prabu, Nihal Thomas, Mandalam Subramaniam Seshadri, Thomas Vizhalil Paul","doi":"10.1155/2014/723238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/723238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective. To study the prevalence of osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency in healthy men and to explore the influence of various life style factors on bone mineral density (BMD) and also to look at number of subjects warranting treatment. Methods. Ambulatory south Indian men aged above 50 were recruited by cluster random sampling. The physical activity, risk factors in the FRAX tool, BMD, vitamin D, and PTH were assessed. The number of people needing treatment was calculated, which included subjects with osteoporosis and osteopenia with 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture >20 percent and hip fracture >3 percent in FRAX India. Results. A total of 252 men with a mean age of 58 years were studied. The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia at any one site was 20% (50/252) and 58%, respectively. Vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/dL) was seen in 53%. On multiple logistic regression, BMI (OR 0.3; P value = 0.04) and physical activity (OR 0.4; P value < 0.001) had protective effect on BMD. Twenty-five percent warranted treatment. Conclusions. A significantly large proportion of south Indian men had osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency. Further interventional studies are needed to look at reduction in end points like fractures in these subjects. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"723238"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/723238","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32882673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bone mineral density in gravida: effect of pregnancies and breast-feeding in women of differing ages and parity.","authors":"Ehud Lebel, Yuri Mishukov, Liana Babchenko, Arnon Samueloff, Ari Zimran, Deborah Elstein","doi":"10.1155/2014/897182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/897182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes of bone during pregnancy and during lactation evaluated by bone mineral density (BMD) may have implications for risk of osteoporosis and fractures. We studied BMD in women of differing ages, parity, and lactation histories immediately postpartum for BMD, T-scores, and Z-scores. Institutional Review Board approval was received. All women while still in hospital postpartum were asked to participate. BMD was performed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) machine at femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS) by a single technician. Of 132 participants, 73 (55.3%) were ≤30 years; 27 (20.5%) were primiparous; 36 (27.3%) were grand multiparous; 35 (26.5%) never breast fed. Mean FN T-scores and Z-scores were higher than respective mean LS scores, but all means were within the normal limits. Mean LS T-scores and Z-scores were highest in the grand multiparas. There were only 2 (1.5%) outliers with low Z-scores. We conclude that, in a large cohort of Israeli women with BMD parameters assessed by DXA within two days postpartum, mean T-scores and Z-scores at both the LS and FN were within normal limits regardless of age (20-46 years), parity (1-13 viable births), and history of either no or prolonged months of lactation (up to 11.25 years). </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"897182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/897182","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32906573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Sankaralingam, R Roplekar, C Turner, R N Dalton, G Hampson
{"title":"Changes in Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and Sclerostin following a Loading Dose of Vitamin D 2 (300,000 IU).","authors":"A Sankaralingam, R Roplekar, C Turner, R N Dalton, G Hampson","doi":"10.1155/2014/682763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/682763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background. Vitamin D is important for bone health, although high loading doses have been associated with an increase in fracture risk. The mechanisms remain uncertain. Aim. We hypothesize that supraphysiological concentrations of 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D may inhibit formation by increasing the production of Wnt inhibitors: sclerostin and DKK1. Subjects and Methods. We measured serum sclerostin and DKK1 in 34 patients (21 F, 13 M) aged mean (SD) 61.3 (15.6) years with vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency treated with a loading dose of vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) intramuscularly. Blood samples were taken at baseline and serially up to 3 months. Results. Serum 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D increased markedly at 3 months (mean (SD) baseline 116 (63), 3 months : 229 (142) pmol/L, P < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between sclerostin and DKK1 at baseline (r = 0.504, P = 0.002) and at 3 months (r = 0.42, P = 0.013). A significant inverse correlation was observed between sclerostin and eGFR at 3 months (r = -0.494, P = 0.007). Sclerostin increased significantly at 3 months (P = 0.033). In a multilinear regression analysis with % change in sclerostin and DKK1 as dependent variable, a positive significant association was observed with % change in 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D (P = 0.038), independent of changes in PTH and following correction for confounders such as age, gender, BMI, BMD and eGFR. Conclusions. Supraphysiological concentration in 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D achieved following a loading dose of vitamin D increases sclerostin and may inhibit Wnt signalling. This may have detrimental effects on bone. </p>","PeriodicalId":45384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Osteoporosis","volume":"2014 ","pages":"682763"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/682763","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32943171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}