Calculated Risk: fracture assessment

The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to Xenia Goldberg about bone reversal cells and friend of the podcast Kassim Javaid about his highlights of ECTS 2025. 

The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to three wonderful guests including Morten Svarer Hansen discussing weight loss medicines, Jamie Rowe explaining the molecular structure or bone and Friederike Shulte talki ... Show More

The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to John Carey about the best way to use DEXA in clinics and Mone Ziadi about a new treatment for early menopause. 

Wrist fractures are common. They can occur in older women with osteoporosis and low-impact injury. Or young men with high-impact injuries. And they can cause complications from malunion to joint stiffness to complex regional pain syndrome. So it is important that we get the diagn ... Show More

In this episode we explore all things to do with managing patients with Osteoporosis. We cover:Factors to consider in treating patients with OsteoporosisImportance of fall risk in fracture riskRisk assessment calculators and how to use theseExercise prescription with this patient ... Show More

This is the 3rd episode in a 5-part eye series.  This episode is brought to you by University of Alberta students Kim Papp, a 4th year medical student and Divya Goel a 2nd year medical student. Today we will discuss orbital fractures which are fractures of the bony eye socket. Af ... Show More

Five articles from the August 2024 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by ... Show More

Interview with Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Screening for Os ... Show More

Dr Alex Thompson, honorary consultant neurologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, joins Sam for today's episode looking at motor neurone disease in PACES. We talk through the history, examination signs, differential diagnoses, investigations and management of this condi ... Show More

In this episode with Dr Anthony Teoli, we explore a recent paper looking at therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA. We discuss:Treatment effects of specific interventionsSimplistic views in patient improvementPotential mechanisms for patient improvementRole of anti-inflammatori ... Show More

In this podcast, Prof. Igor Tsaur (DE), chief editor of the UROONCO PCa editorial board talks with Dr. Craig Jones (GB),  from Salford Royal and Christie Hospitals, about his recent presentation at AUA2023, "Clinical fracture incidence in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate can ... Show More

In the UK over 3 million people are estimated to have osteoporosis and there are estimated to be over 500,000 fragility fractures that occur in the UK each year. In this podcast Dr Thomas Round, EKU Clinical Lead talks to Dr David Stephens, a locum and OOH GP in Scotland, and a m ... Show More

In this episode with Dr Erik Thoomes, we discuss the differential diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy from somatic neck pain, the best provocation tests to use for ruling in cervical radiculopathy, the usefulness of the upper limb tension tests and patient reported outcome measur ... Show More