For older adults, initiation of tramadol is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture compared with initiation of codeine, ibuprofen, and other commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Age at attainment of peak BMD varies by sex and skeletal site but is not affected by body mass index or race, according to study results.
Significant changes in bone mass may occur after stroke and are more pronounced in the paretic limbs and during the first few months after the acute event.
Epidemiologic data indicate that shorter sleep duration (≤5 hours per night) is associated with lower bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
A fracture should trigger clinical attention to reduce the risk for future fractures, authors say.
This study finds that heavy cannabis users have lower bone densities than cigarette smokers.
