Abstracts tagged "osteoporosis and prevention"

Abstract Number: 1217 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Evaluation of Post Fracture Management in Males at a Veterans Affairs Health System
Nicola Berman¹, David Smith², Virginia Pike³, Craig Tenner⁴, Michael Pillinger¹ and Stephen Honig¹, ¹Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²School of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The worldwide incidence of hip fractures in men is rising, and by 2050 is projected to increase by 310%. Increased hip fracture rates may…
Abstract Number: 1223 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
The Cost of Confronting Osteoporosis:Cost Study of a Fracture Liaison Service
Gabor Major^1,2, Rod Ling^3,4, Andrew Searles^3,4, Fiona Niddrie⁵, Ayano Nakayama⁶, Elizabeth Holliday^4,7, John Attia^4,7 and Nikolai Bogduk^4,6, ¹Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute, John Hunter Hospital NSW Australia, Newcastle, Australia, ²Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, ³Health Economics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, ⁴University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute,John Hunter Hospital, Newcatle, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute,John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, ⁷Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
Background/Purpose: Services that actively seek out and identify patients with fractures following a minimal trauma injury have been promoted as the most effective means of…
Abstract Number: 2066 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Improving Outpatient Follow-up for Osteoporosis Management After a Hip Fracture
Anika Alarakhia and Robert Quinet, Rheumatology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Patients hospitalized for hip fractures are routinely scheduled for a Rheumatology follow-up appointment to assess their risk of future fractures and need for treatment.…
Abstract Number: 1985 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
The Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D On Bone Loss in an Epileptic Population
Philip Dussault¹, Samuel Davis Jr.² and Antonio A. Lazzari³, ¹Primary Care / Pharmacy, Boston VA HCS, Boston, MA, ²Osteoporosis, Boston VA HCS, Boston, MA, ³Prim Care/Rheumatology, Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Accelerated rate of bone loss leading to osteopenia and osteoporosis is a well recognized adverse effect of long term anticonvulsant use, particularly phenytoin,…