In the largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures in men and women age 50 and over and age 55 and over, respectively, the VITAL trial did not find any benefit.
This algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for osteoporosis, an observer says, but it needs further validation.
Greater efforts are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old, say researchers.
A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.