Ulrica Bergström

TL;DR: The fracture pattern in a population of youths ≤ 19 years of age, who were seen at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden, is presented, finding variations in mechanisms and activities at injury with age, and over time.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify genetic variants associated with cortical bone thickness (CBT) and bone mineral density (BMD) by performing two separate genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analyses for CBT in 3 cohorts comprising 5,878 European subjects and for BMD in 5 cohorts consisting 5,672 individuals.

TL;DR: Almost all fractures in middle-aged and old people were caused by low-energy mechanisms; thus, most fractures in these patients have a fragility component, and the contribution of osteoporosis-related fractures is more important than previously thought.

TL;DR: Increased adherence to Mediterranean diet appears to protect against hip fracture occurrence, particularly among men, in a cohort of adults from eight European countries.

TL;DR: Although age-adjusted incidence declined in the population > 50 years of age, absolute fracture rate and incidence increased in the very old, and women over 90 now have the same absolute number of hip fractures every year as women aged 75–79 years.