Prevalence of Osteoporosis Risk Factors and the Need for Bone Mineral Density Testing in Patients with Pathologic Fractures in Kashani hospital, Isfahan, Iran

Background: Pathologic fracture is a very serious complication of osteoporosis. There is no effective treatment for osteoporosis; therefore, determination of risk factors for osteoporosis and pathologic fracture, and the subsequent prevention of the disease are important. The goal of this study was...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Main Authors:	Zahra Dana Siadat, Siamak Rahmani, Seyed Ahmad Mahmoudian, Seyed Reza Eshaghi
Format:	Article
Language:	Persian
Published:	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Subjects:	Osteoporosis Fracture Bone mineral density testing
Online Access:	http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1141