John D. Wark

TL;DR: It is found that there is no beneficial effect of vertebroplasty as compared with a sham procedure in patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures, at 1 week or at 1, 3, or 6 months after treatment.

TL;DR: It is concluded that study methodology may influence reported surgical outcome and practical guidelines for improving study design are suggested, as improved study design would provide clinicians with a more rigorous evidence‐base for treating patients who have recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy.

TL;DR: Benefits at the highest level of vitamin D intake were fairly consistent across subgroups defined by age group, type of dwelling, baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, and additional calcium intake, and high-dose vitamin D supplementation was somewhat favorable in the prevention of hip fracture and any nonvertebral fracture in persons 65 years of age or older.

TL;DR: Because of the aging of the population and increases over time in the incidence of fractures, these already huge costs will more than double over the next 30 years unless a comprehensive program of prevention and treatment is initiated soon.

TL;DR: The results suggest that it may be possible to identify female athletes most at risk for this overuse bone injury, and multiple logistic regression revealed that age of menarche and calf girth were the best independent predictors of stress fractures in women.