Bone Abstracts

Recent studies indicate a potential importance of the antioxidant α-tocopherol for bone and the development of sarcopenia. No longitudinal clinical fracture studies have been performed. We aimed to determine whether α-tocopherol intake or serum concentrations are associated with fracture risk in older women and men. We used data from two community-based cohorts, the Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC; 61 433 women) and the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM;...

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Purpose: To describe the timing and whereabouts of the hip fracture patient at the time of fracture in a population-based setting and to relate these factors with residential and health status, seasonal variation and snow-covered ground.Methods: We consecutively included 486 hip fracture cases (age ≥50 years) admitted to a Swedish Orthopedic Department during a 1-year period. Data concerning socio-demographic details, fall location, time of fractur...

Several studies have shown a higher mortality after hip fracture but the reasons and the duration of the excess risk is not well understood. We aimed to determine whether there exists a higher mortality after hip fracture when controlling for genetic constitution, environmental and life-style risk factors, and comorbidity. All 286 identical Swedish twin pairs discordant for hip fracture (1972–2010) were identified by use of the National patient register and the Swedish tw...