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Every year since 2001, the International Osteoporosis Foundation has produced a thematic report exploring various aspects of osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Released to coincide with World Osteoporosis Day, these reports are valuable tools in the on-going effort to improve global bone health.
Read key findings and download the reports in multiple languages by following the links below:
Capture the Fracture: A global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle |
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Shows examples of multidisciplinary and coordinator-based models of care that have been shown to be effective in reducing secondary fractures (2012). Authored: Kristina Åkesson & Paul Mitchell |
Three Steps to Unbreakable Bones: Vitamin D, Calcium and Exercise |
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Describes the three essential components of healthy bones and muscles at all ages (2011). Authored: Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari |
The Breaking Spine |
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All about spinal osteoporotic fractures and their impact (2010). Authored: Mary L. Bouxsein & Harry K. Genant |
FRAX® Identifying people at high risk of fracture |
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Supports the understanding of the WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, or FRAX® (2009). Authored: Eugene McCloskey |
Stand Tall, Speak Out |
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Focuses on the human and socio-economic burden of osteoporosis, explaining why osteoporosis should be a healthcare priority (2008). Authored: Juliet Compston |
Beat the Break: Know and Reduce Your Osteoporosis Risk Factors |
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Are you at risk of osteoporosis? This report provides a concise overview of osteoporosis risk factors (2007). Authored: Cyrus Cooper |
Bone Appétit |
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Explores the role of food and nutrition in building and maintaining strong bones (2006). Authored: Bess Dawson Hughes |
Move it or Lose it |
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Shows how exercise helps to build and maintain strong bones, prevents falls and fractures and speeds rehabilitation (2005). Authored: Helmut W. Minne |
Osteoporosis in Men: The 'Silent Epidemic' Strikes Men Too |
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Osteoporosis in men is much more common than previously estimated. This report raises awareness of the magnitude of the problem (2004). Authored: Ego Seeman |
Quality of Life: Why prevent the first fracture? |
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Provides, for the first time in a popular publication, dramatic explanations of what happens after a person breaks a bone due to osteoporosis (2003). Authored: Paul Lips |
Osteoporosis in the Workplace |
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Reviews the economic and social burden of osteoporotic fractures among people who are still active in the workforce (2002). Authored: World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Liege, Belgium on behalf of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors |
How diet, life styles and genetics affect bone development in young people |
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Explains the facts and myths of how diet, life style and genetics affects bone development in young people (2001). Authored: Jean-Philippe Bonjour |
