fractures

Heart failure patients have four times the risk of fractures and 6.3 times the risk of hip fracture as other heart patients.

Heart failure patients should be screened and treated for osteoporosis if necessary, researchers said.

In an approach that could become a new treatment for the 10 to 20 percent of people whose broken bones fail to heal, researchers have shown that transplantation of adult stem cells can improve healing of fractures.

A new study shows that 50 percent of women stop their ongoing osteoporosis treatment within one year. Women who do not comply with treatment instructions for osteoporosis or who do not respond to treatment are more likely to suffer further fractures, which seriously affects their quality of life.

There is an urgent need to provide support to these patients and address their issues.

Girls and young women with Rett syndrome are nearly four times more likely to suffer a fracture. The study also found that girls with epilepsy and more severe forms of Rett syndrome were more likely to suffer fractures.