Vitamin D is a hormone that controls phosphorus, calcium, and bone metabolism and
neuromuscular function. Vitamin D synthesis is a process in which the skin, liver, and kidney …

Osteoporosis in men is a heterogeneous disease that has received little attention. However,
one third of worldwide hip fractures occur in the male population. This problem is more …

The Barthel index evolution was analyzed in a sample of older people with osteoporotic hip
fracture in order to verify the influence of comorbidities and cognitive impairment on the …

The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of osteoporotic fractures beyond the
hospitalization period covering up to the first year after the fracture. This was a prospective …

The Hungarian national health insurance database was screened for fractures of patients
aged 50–100, 1999–2003. On average, there were 343 hip, 1,579 forearm, 342 proximal …

Objetivos Estudiar los efectos del tratamiento de los pacientes con fractura de cadera en
una unidad ortogeriátrica conjunta entre los servicios de traumatología y geriatría …

We determined the incidence of femoral neck, intertrochanteric, and subtrochanteric
fractures and compared the demographic characteristics of each fracture group in the …

La fractura de cadera es la complicación más grave de la osteoporosis, ya pesar de ser un
problema de salud frecuente, existe una amplia variabilidad en la asistencia sanitaria que …

Objective To ascertain the current situation and clinical variability of the provision of care for
Hip Fracture (HF) in Spain and the factors related to it by using a National Registry (NHFR) …

Fundamento y objetivo Analizar las diferencias en la incidencia de fractura de fémur en
mayores de 65 años en las 17 comunidades autónomas (CC. AA.) del estado español en el …