Objective: Most patients do not receive osteoporosis treatment after osteoporotic fracture. This study reviewed osteoporosis treatment after osteoporotic fractures in a center without a Fracture Liaison Service.
Methods: We identified all patients with hip, vertebral, humeral or radial fractures, evaluated in Meir Medical Center, in 2017.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual, closed-loop protocol that treated hip fracture patients without formal clinic visits. In this prospective cohort study, an intervention group of 85 hip fracture patients (33.6%) with vitamin D levels ≥65 nmol/L who received recommendations for osteoporosis treatment, was compared to a nonintervention group of 168 (66.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Osteoporotic hip fractures are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and secondary fractures. Although osteoporosis treatment can reduce future fracture risk, patients often do not receive it. We report results of a coordinator-less fracture liaison service in Israel addressing hip fracture patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes and osteoporosis are common diseases with growing prevalence in the aging population. Many recent studies have reported an association between diabetes mellitus and an increased osteoporotic fracture rate. Compared to control subjects, decreased bone mineral density has been observed in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, while those with type 2 diabetes display a unique skeletal phenotype of increased bone mineral density, but impaired architectural structure and mineral properties.
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