Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in High-Risk Patients Prior to Hip Fracture
Purpose: Hip fractures in older adults are common and serious events. Patients who sustain fragility hip fractures are defined as having osteoporosis. Patients with dementia or a history of a prior fragility fracture are at increased risk of a future fracture. This study assesses prefracture osteopo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458512454878 |