Fracture Prevention

Fracture Prevention is a subfield of injury prevention that focuses on identifying and mitigating biomedical, behavioral, and environmental risk factors for bone fractures across the lifespan—particularly in high-risk groups such as older adults and children—through evidence-based policies, educational programs, and clinical or structural interventions aimed at reducing the incidence and severity of fracture events.

7.5K

Publications

623K

Citations

23.6K

Authors

5.4K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.7K

Parents

Falls PreventionInjury Prevention EducationOlder Adult Injury PreventionPediatric Injury Prevention

Children

Bone Health EducationBone Mineral Density ScreeningEnvironmental Safety ModificationsFragility Fracture PreventionHip Protector UseHome Hazard ModificationOlder Adult Fracture PreventionPediatric Fracture PreventionPostmenopausal Fracture PreventionPostural Stability Training

Publications

7.5K

Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy

JAMA · 2001 · 5.5K citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +16

An estimate of the worldwide prevalence and disability associated with osteoporotic fractures

Olof Johnell, J. A. Kanis · Osteoporosis International · 2006 · 4.7K citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +13

Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Felicia Cosman, Suzanne M. Jan de Beur, Meryl S. LeBoff et al. · Osteoporosis International · 2014 · 4.1K citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Pharmacotherapy +16

Incidence and Economic Burden of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures in the United States, 2005–2025

Russel Burge, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, Daniel H. Solomon et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2006 · 4K citations

Public Health, Orthopedic Surgery, Population Health Sciences +16

Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures

Dennis M. Black, Steven R. Cummings, David Karpf et al. · The Lancet · 1996 · 3.9K citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +12

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Authors

23.6K

CC
Cyrus Cooper
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
182 publications · 35.1K citations
80
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John А. Kanis
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
158 publications · 32.2K citations
74
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Jane A. Cauley
University of Pittsburgh, United States
170 publications · 33.6K citations
72
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Kristine E. Ensrud
University of Minnesota, United States
140 publications · 28.7K citations
70
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Steven R. Cummings
University of California, San Francisco, United States
117 publications · 39.2K citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Osteoporosis International
1.2K publications · 117.8K citations
146
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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
JBMR · 454 publications · 59.8K citations
131
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Bone
336 publications · 25K citations
81
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
JCEM · 128 publications · 16.8K citations
65
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PubMed
Repository · 487 publications · 21.5K citations
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