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Birth weight is more important for peak bone mineral content than for bone density: the PEAK-25 study of 1,061 young adult women by Callréus, M., McGuigan, F., Åkesson, K.

“…Summary Lower birth weight has a negative association with adult BMC and body composition in young adult Swedish women. Introduction The aim of this study was…”
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Capture the Fracture: a Best Practice Framework and global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle by Åkesson, K., Marsh, D., Mitchell, P. J., McLellan, A. R., Stenmark, J., Pierroz, D. D., Kyer, C., Cooper, C.

“…Summary The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture Campaign aims to support implementation of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)…”
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Risk of imminent fracture following a previous fracture in a Swedish database study by Banefelt, J., Åkesson, K.E., Spångéus, A., Ljunggren, O., Karlsson, L., Ström, O., Ortsäter, G., Libanati, C., Toth, E.

“…Summary This study examined the imminent risk of a future fracture within 1 and 2 years following a first fracture in women aged 50 years and older and…”
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Real-world effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment in the oldest old by Ström, O., Lauppe, R., Ljunggren, Ö., Spångéus, A., Ortsäter, G., O’Kelly, J., Åkesson, K.

“…Summary We studied effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment in women older than 80 years, who often are not included in clinical trials. Treatments were as…”
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Cost-effectiveness of romosozumab for the treatment of postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis at high risk of fracture in Sweden by Söreskog, E., Lindberg, I., Kanis, J.A., Åkesson, K.E., Willems, D., Lorentzon, M., Ström, O., Berling, P., Borgström, F.

“…Summary Romosozumab is a novel bone-building drug that reduces fracture risk. This health economic analysis indicates that sequential…”
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Vertebral fracture: epidemiology, impact and use of DXA vertebral fracture assessment in fracture liaison services by Lems, W. F., Paccou, J., Zhang, J., Fuggle, N. R., Chandran, M., Harvey, N. C., Cooper, C., Javaid, K., Ferrari, S., Akesson, K. E.

“…Summary Vertebral fractures are independent risk factors for vertebral and nonvertebral fractures. Since vertebral fractures are often missed, the relatively…”
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Gender-related differences in outcome of patient education for osteoarthritis–a register study by Åkesson, K

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Subtrochanteric fractures after long-term treatment with bisphosphonates: a European Society on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, and International Osteoporosis Foundation Working Group Report by Rizzoli, R, Åkesson, K, Bouxsein, M, Kanis, J. A, Napoli, N, Papapoulos, S, Reginster, J.-Y, Cooper, C

“…Summary This paper reviews the evidence for an association between atypical subtrochanteric fractures and long-term bisphosphonate use. Clinical case…”
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Degenerative changes at the lumbar spine—implications for bone mineral density measurement in elderly women by Tenne, M., McGuigan, F., Besjakov, J., Gerdhem, P., Åkesson, K.

“…Summary Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine may lead to misinterpretation of bone mineral density (BMD) measurements and cause underdiagnosis of…”
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Fracture predictive ability of physical performance tests and history of falls in elderly women: a 10-year prospective study by Wihlborg, A., Englund, M., Åkesson, K., Gerdhem, P.

“…Summary In a large cohort of elderly women followed for 10 years, we found that balance, gait speed, and self-reported history of fall independently predicted…”
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Hip fracture, mortality risk, and cause of death over two decades by von Friesendorff, M., McGuigan, F. E., Wizert, A., Rogmark, C., Holmberg, A. H., Woolf, A. D., Akesson, K.

“…Summary Men and women with hip fracture have higher short-term mortality. This study investigated mortality risk over two decades post-fracture; excess…”
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Coordinator-based systems for secondary prevention in fragility fracture patients by Marsh, D., Åkesson, K., Beaton, D. E., Bogoch, E. R., Boonen, S., Brandi, M.-L., McLellan, A. R., Mitchell, P. J., Sale, J. E. M., Wahl, D. A.

“…The underlying causes of incident fractures—bone fragility and the tendency to fall—remain under-diagnosed and under-treated. This care gap in secondary…”
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Smoking, smoking cessation, and fracture risk in elderly women followed for 10 years by Thorin, M. H., Wihlborg, A., Åkesson, K., Gerdhem, P.

“…Summary This study examines the impact of smoking and smoking cessation on fracture risk in 75-year-old women followed for 10 years. Smoking increased fracture…”
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Post-fracture care programs for prevention of subsequent fragility fractures: a literature assessment of current trends by Åkesson, K.E., Ganda, K., Deignan, C., Oates, M.K., Volpert, A., Brooks, K., Lee, D., Dirschl, D.R., Singer, A.J.

“…Post-fracture care (PFC) programs evaluate and manage patients with a minimal trauma or fragility fracture to prevent subsequent fractures. We conducted a…”
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Diagnosis and management of bone fragility in diabetes: an emerging challenge by Ferrari, S.L., Abrahamsen, B., Napoli, N., Akesson, K., Chandran, M., Eastell, R., El-Hajj Fuleihan, G., Josse, R., Kendler, D.L., Kraenzlin, M., Suzuki, A., Pierroz, D.D., Schwartz, A.V., Leslie, W.D.

“…Fragility fractures are increasingly recognized as a complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, with fracture risk that increases with disease duration…”
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C-reactive protein, bone loss, fracture, and mortality in elderly women: a longitudinal study in the OPRA cohort by Berglundh, S., Malmgren, L., Luthman, H., McGuigan, F., Åkesson, K.

“…Summary This longitudinal study investigates the association between C-reactive protein (CRP), osteoporosis, fractures, and mortality in 1044 elderly women…”
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Progression of frailty and prevalence of osteoporosis in a community cohort of older women—a 10-year longitudinal study by Bartosch, P., McGuigan, F. E., Akesson, K. E.

“…Summary In community dwelling, 75-year-old women followed 10 years, a frailty index was created at each of three visits. Frailty score increased by ~ 6–7%…”
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In community-dwelling women frailty is associated with imminent risk of osteoporotic fractures by Bartosch, P., Malmgren, L., Kristensson, J., McGuigan, F.E., Akesson, K.E.

“…Summary Frailty reflects an accelerated health decline. Frailty is a consequence of fracture and contributes to fracture. Greater frailty was associated with…”
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A patient-level key performance indicator set to measure the effectiveness of fracture liaison services and guide quality improvement: a position paper of the IOF Capture the Fracture Working Group, National Osteoporosis Foundation and Fragility Fracture Network by Javaid, M. K., Sami, A., Lems, W., Mitchell, P., Thomas, T., Singer, A., Speerin, R., Fujita, M., Pierroz, D. D., Akesson, K., Halbout, P., Ferrari, S., Cooper, C.

“…Summary The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® Campaign with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) and National Osteoporosis…”
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Suppressed immune profile in children with combined type 1 diabetes and celiac disease by Tompa, A., Åkesson, K., Karlsson, S., Faresjö, M.

“…Summary Children diagnosed with a combination of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease (CD) show a dysregulated T helper type 1 (Th1)/Th17 response. Besides…”
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