• Effect of a Fracture Liaison Service on the Rate of Subsequent Fracture Among Patients With a Fragility Fracture in the Norwegian Capture the Fracture Initiative (NoFRACT) 

      Andreasen, Camilla; Solberg, Lene Bergendal; Basso, Trude; Borgen, Tove Tveitan; Dahl, Cecilie; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Hagen, Gunhild; Apalset, Ellen M; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Figved, Wender; Hübschle, Lars Michael; Stutzer, Jens-Meinhard; Elvenes, Jan; Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin; Syversen, Unni; Eriksen, Erik Fink; Nordsletten, Lars; Frihagen, Frede Jon; Omsland, Tone Kristin; Bjørnerem, Åshild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-07)
      <p><i>Importance</i>: Fragility fracture is a major health issue because of the accompanying morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. Despite the high cost to society and personal cost to affected individuals, secondary fracture prevention is suboptimal in Norway, mainly because most patients with osteoporotic fractures do not receive treatment with antiosteoporotic drugs after fracture ...
    • Effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone turnover markers and other bone-related substances in subjects with vitamin D deficiency 

      Jorde, Rolf; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Kubiak, Julia Magdalena; Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin; Grimnes, Guri; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Syversen, Unni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-05)
      In observational studies, vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for low bone density and future fractures, whereas a causal relation has been difficult to show in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Similarly, vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased bone turnover, but RCTs with vitamin D have not shown conclusive effects. This could be due to inclusion of vitamin D sufficient subjects ...
    • Smoking and other determinants of bone turnover 

      Jorde, Rolf; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Kubiak, Julia Magdalena; Grimnes, Guri; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Syversen, Unni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-25)
      The balance between bone resorption and formation may be assessed by measurement of bone turnover markers (BTMs), like carboxyl-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX-1) and procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide (P1NP). Smoking has been shown to influence bone turnover and to reduce bone mass density (BMD), the exact mechanism for this is, however, not settled. In this ...