Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme
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In postmenopausal women, the nonpharmacological prevention of osteoporotic fractures pursues the dual objective of minimizing bone loss and preventing falls. In women with a low fracture risk, optimizing the dietary intake of calcium is the main nutritional goal. ⋯ Hip protectors may be useful in institutionalized women at high risk for falls. These nonpharmacological measures should be part of a comprehensive customized management program used to complement standard pharmacological therapy.
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To assess the test-retest reliability and the construct validity of a modified version of the Lequesne index. ⋯ The modified form of the Lequesne index has sufficient psychometric properties to be used to assess pain and function in knee OA in a French population.