The incidence of limb fractures in Europe: Influence of age, sex and geography. by Ismail, A, O'Neill, T, Cockerill, W, Finn, J, Silman, A, Reeve, J, Grp, E

Falls explain between-center differences in the incidence of limb fracture across Europe. by Roy, D, Pye, SR, Lunt, M, O'Neill, T, Todd, C, Raspe, H, Reeve, J, Silman, A, Weber, K, Dequeker, J, Jajic, I, Stepan, J, Delmas, P, Marchand, F, Reisinger, W, Banzer, D, Felsenberg, D, Janott, J, Kragl, G, Schiedt-Nave, C, Felsch, B, Raspe, H, Matthis, C, Lyritis, G, Poor, G

“…There is important geographic variation in the occurrence of the major osteoporotic fractures across Europe. The aim of this study was to determine whether between-center variation in limb fracture rates across Europe could be explained by variation in the incidence of falls. …”

Between-centre variability of bone density in Europe - An effect of treatment? The EVOS study by Masaryk, P, Lunt, M, Weber, K, ScheidtNave, C, Reid, D, Pols, H, ONeill, T, Felsenberg, D, Dodenhof, C, Dequeker, J, Cannata, J, Benevolenskaja, L, Poor, G, Reeve, J

Population-based geographic variations in DXA bone density in Europe: The EVOS study by Lunt, M, Felsenberg, D, Adams, J, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Dequeker, J, Dodenhof, C, Falch, J, Johnell, O, Khaw, K, Masaryk, P, Pols, H, Poor, G, Reid, D, ScheidtNave, C, Weber, K, Silman, A, Reeve, J

Epidemiology of Osteoporotic Fractures in Europe: towards biologic mechanisms. The European Prospective Osteoporosis Study Group. by Reeve, J, Silman, A

Incidence of limb fracture across Europe: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS). by Ismail, A, Pye, SR, Cockerill, W, Lunt, M, Silman, A, Reeve, J, Banzer, D, Benevolenskaya, L, Bhalla, A, Bruges Armas, J, Cannata, J, Cooper, C, Delmas, P, Dequeker, J, Dilsen, G, Falch, J, Felsch, B, Felsenberg, D, Finn, J, Gennari, C, Hoszowski, K, Jajic, I, Janott, J, Johnell, O, Kanis, J

“…The aim of this population-based prospective study was to determine the incidence of limb fracture by site and gender in different regions of Europe. Men and women aged 50-79 years were recruited from population registers in 31 European centers. …”

Low BMD is less predictive than risk of falling for future limb fractures in women across Europe by Kaptoge, S, Roy, D, Lunt, M, Pye, SR, Cockerill, W, Silman, A, O'Neill, T, Reeve, J

VARIATIONS IN VERTEBRAL DEFORMITY PREVALENCE IN EUROPE ARE STATISTICALLY DEPENDENT ON POPULATION DIFFERENCES IN BONE-DENSITY - THE EVOS-STUDY by Reeve, J, Lunt, M, Felsenberg, D, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Dequeker, J, Dodenhof, C, Falch, J, Mccloskey, E, Masaryk, P, Pols, H, Poor, G, Reid, D, Scheidtnave, C, Silman, A, Varlow, J, Weber, K

Population-based geographic variations in DXA bone density in Europe: the EVOS Study. European Vertebral Osteoporosis. by Lunt, M, Felsenberg, D, Adams, J, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Dequeker, J, Dodenhof, C, Falch, J, Johnell, O, Khaw, K, Masaryk, P, Pols, H, Poor, G, Reid, D, Scheidt-Nave, C, Weber, K, Silman, A, Reeve, J

“…It is concluded that there are major differences between BMD values in European population samples which, with variations in anthropometric variables, have the potential to contribute substantially to variations in rates of osteoporotic fracture risk in Europe.…”

Large population-based geographic variations in DXA BMD in men and women across Europe. Results from the Network for Male Osteoporosis (NEMO) Study by Kaptoge, S, Kaufman, J, Reeve, J, Grp, N

Degenerative inter-vertebral disc disease (Osteochondrosis Intervertebralis) in Europe: prevalence, geographic variation, and radiological correlates in men and women aged 50 and over by Armbrecht, G, Felsenberg, D, Ganswindt, M, Lunt, M, Kaptoge, S, Abendroth, K, Aroso Dias, A, Bhalla, A, Cannata Andia, J, Dequeker, J, Eastell, R, Hoszowski, K, Lyritis, G, Masaryk, P, van Meurs, J, Miazgowski, T, Nuti, R, Poór, G, Redlund-Johnell, I, Reid, D, Schatz, H, Todd, C, Woolf, A, Rivadeneira, F, Javaid, M, Cooper, C, Silman, A, O'Neill, T, Reeve, J, European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study Group, European Prospective Osteoporosis Study Group

“…<strong>Objectives:</strong> To assess the prevalence across Europe of radiological indices of degenerative inter-vertebral disc disease (DDD); and to quantify their associations with, age, sex, physical anthropometry, areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and change in aBMD with time. …”

Geographical variation in DXA bone mineral density in young European men and women. Results from the Network in Europe on Male Osteoporosis (NEMO) study. by Kaptoge, S, da Silva, J, Brixen, K, Reid, D, Kröger, H, Nielsen, T, Andersen, M, Hagen, C, Lorenc, R, Boonen, S, Vernejoul, d, Stepan, J, Adams, J, Kaufman, J, Reeve, J

“… UNLABELLED: We collected population-based young normal hip and spine BMD data from 17 centres across Europe to assess between centre differences and to compare reference values with the US NHANES-III data. …”

Large population-based geographic variations in DXA BMD in men and women across Europe. Results from the Network for Male Osteoporosis (NEMO) study by Kaptoge, S, Kaufman, J, Reeve, J, Grp, N

Population-based geographic variations and determinants of BMD change in elderly men and women across Europe. Results from the Network for Male Osteoporosis (NEMO) study by Kaptoge, S, Boonen, S, Felsenberg, D, Scheidt-Nave, C, Poor, G, Pols, H, Reid, D, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Stepan, J, Glueer, C, Eastell, R, Kaufman, J, Reeve, J

Geographic and other determinants of BMD change in European men and women at the hip and spine. a population-based study from the Network in Europe for Male Osteoporosis (NEMO). by Kaptoge, S, Reid, D, Scheidt-Nave, C, Poor, G, Pols, H, Khaw, K, Felsenberg, D, Benevolenskaya, L, Diaz, M, Stepan, J, Eastell, R, Boonen, S, Cannata, J, Glueer, C, Crabtree, N, Kaufman, J, Reeve, J

“…As part of the Network in Europe for Male Osteoporosis (NEMO) study, data were analysed from 1337 men and 1722 women aged 50-86y (mean=67 years) from 13 centres across Europe to assess determinants of BMD change and between-gender contrasts. …”

Validity of self-report of fractures: results from a prospective study in men and women across Europe. EPOS Study Group. European Prospective Osteoporosis Study Group. by Ismail, A, O'Neill, T, Cockerill, W, Finn, J, Cannata, J, Hoszowski, K, Johnell, O, Matthis, C, Raspe, H, Raspe, A, Reeve, J, Silman, A

"Low BMD is less predictive than reported falls for future limb fractures in women across Europe: Results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS)."... by Kaptoge, S, Reeve, J

Bone density variation and its effects on risk of vertebral deformity in men and women studied in thirteen European centers: the EVOS Study. by Lunt, M, Felsenberg, D, Reeve, J, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Dequeker, J, Dodenhof, C, Falch, J, Masaryk, P, Pols, H, Poor, G, Reid, D, Scheidt-Nave, C, Weber, K, Varlow, J, Kanis, J, O'Neill, T, Silman, A

“…In Europe there is a 3-fold variation, according to geographical center, in risk of vertebral deformity in men and women over the age of 50. …”

Future prospects for hormone replacement therapy. by Reeve, J

“…There are strong indications from case-control studies that in N. America and Europe HRT protects against osteoporotic fracture, myocardial infarction and stroke; yet the evidence from case control studies is insufficiently precise to quantitate accurately the potential benefits that would accrue from its more widespread use. …”

Radial cortical and trabecular bone densities of men and women standardized with the European Forearm Phantom. by Reeve, J, Kröger, H, Nijs, J, Pearson, J, Felsenberg, D, Reiners, C, Schneider, P, Mitchell, A, Ruegsegger, P, Zander, C, Fischer, M, Bright, J, Henley, M, Lunt, M, Dequeker, J

“…These results have important implications for understanding the contribution of bone density to the differential risk of Colles' fracture in the two sexes and suggest that further work is needed to establish young normal reference ranges for radial bone density in Europe.…”