Cited by 3,821Bone health and osteoporosis researchHip and Femur FracturesBone fractures and treatments

Epidemiology and outcomes of osteoporotic fractures

Cummings, Steven R, Melton, L Joseph·2002·The Lancet

Abstract

Bone mass declines and the risk of fractures increases as people age, especially as women pass through the menopause. Hip fractures, the most serious outcome of osteoporosis, are becoming more frequent than before because the world's population is ageing and because the frequency of hip fractures is increasing by 1-3% per year in most areas of the world. Rates of hip fracture vary more widely from region to region than does the prevalence of vertebral fractures. Low bone density and previous fractures are risk factors for almost all types of fracture, but each type of fracture also has its own unique risk factors. Prevention of fractures with drugs could potentially be as expensive as medical treatment of fractures. Therefore, epidemiological research should be done and used to identify individuals at high-risk of disabling fractures, thereby allowing careful allocation of expensive treatments to individuals most in need.

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  • Bone homoeostasis relies on a dynamic balance between osteogenesis, carried out by osteoblasts, and osteoclastogenesis, carried out by osteoclasts.

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Authors
Cummings, S. R., & Melton, L. J.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Cummings, Steven R
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-05
Volume
359
Issue
9319
Pages
1761-1767
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2108063837
Cited by
3,821
References
107
Citations by year
2026: 124 · 2025: 164 · 2024: 169 · 2023: 152 · 2022: 155 · 2021: 162 · 2020: 197 · 2019: 160 · 2018: 170 · 2017: 180 · 2016: 179 · 2015: 199 · 2014: 171 · 2013: 190 · 2012: 185
FWCI
14.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (AM35584)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG 04875, AG05394, P01AG004875, AG-05407)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR35583, AR 35582, R01AR035582, R01AR035583)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Bone fractures and treatments
Keywords
osteoporotic fractures, hip fracture, vertebral fractures, fracture risk factors, osteopenia, menopause, population aging, fracture prevention, fracture epidemiology, fracture outcomes, resource allocation
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Hip Fractures, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Population Surveillance, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Survival Rate, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution

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