Body mass index and functional recovery after hip fracture: a survey study of 510 women.

Background And Aims: Low body mass index (BMI) is associated with high risk of osteoporosis and fractures, but its impact on functional recovery after fractures is unknown. Our aim was to investigate the association between BMI and both functional recovery and period of rehabilitation in hip-fractured women.

Methods: 510 out of 580 Caucasian women with hip fracture, admitted consecutively to a rehabilitation hospital, were investigated in this retrospective study.

Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and functional recovery after hip fracture.

Objective: To evaluate the association between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D(3)) and functional recovery after hip fracture.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital in Italy.

Primary hyperparathyroidism in elderly patients with hip fracture.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD), but its association with fractures is controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of PHPT in hip fracture patients. We studied 444 of 450 consecutive elderly patients (404 women and 40 men) admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after hip fracture.

Functional recovery and length of stay after hip fracture in patients taking corticosteroids.

Objective: To evaluate the functional recovery and the length of stay after hip fracture in patients receiving corticosteroids.

Design: A total of 796 inpatients with hip fracture consecutively admitted to our rehabilitation hospital were included in this retrospective study. A total of 36 of 796 were currently treated with either oral (n = 23) or inhaled (n = 13) corticosteroids.

Total lymphocyte count and femoral bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

In vitro studies showed that several cytokines produced by the immune system can play a relevant role in modulating bone turnover, thus affecting the health of bone tissue. Our aim was to evaluate the association between total lymphocyte count (TLC) and femoral bone mineral density (BMD) in a sample of postmenopausal women. We studied 114 out of 124 consecutive, caucasian, home-dwelling, apparently healthy postmenopausal women referred for osteodensitometry by general practitioners.

Functional recovery after concomitant fractures of both hip and upper limb in elderly people.

Objective: To investigate functional recovery after concomitant fractures of both hip and upper limb in elderly people.

Design: Survey study.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital in Italy.

Functional recovery and length of stay after hip fracture in patients with neurologic impairment.

Objective: To evaluate the functional recovery and the length of stay after hip fracture in patients with neurologic impairment.

Design: A total of 577 inpatients with hip fracture consecutively admitted to our rehabilitation hospital were included in this retrospective study. A total of 71 of 577 were affected by neurologic impairment caused by stroke with hemiplegia (n = 37), Parkinson's disease (n = 25), or other diseases (n = 9).

Femur bone mineral density is independently associated with functional recovery after hip fracture in elderly women.

Objective: To evaluate the association between femur bone mineral density (BMD) and functional recovery after hip fracture.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital in Italy.

Biochemical markers of nutrition and bone mineral density in the elderly.

Background: Protein depletion is detrimental in bone health, but the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and serum albumin is controversial. We recently showed a positive association between femur BMD and total lymphocyte count (TLC), a validated marker of protein nutrition status, in hip-fractured women.

Objective: To investigate the association between femur BMD and both serum albumin and TLC in hip-fractured men and women.