Publications by authors named "Sakiko Inokuma"
Background: Early surgery is recommended for patients with hip fractures. Average time to surgery in Japan is 3.8 days.
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- Vertebral compression fractures in elderly patients are primarily caused by osteoporosis, and initiating treatment is crucial but occurs at low rates due to various systemic issues in care settings.
- Hospitalists, who provide general inpatient care, show better adherence to treatment guidelines, suggesting that co-management of these patients could enhance treatment initiation.
- A study found that patients under hospitalist co-management had a significantly higher rate of osteoporosis treatment initiation (45.2%) compared to those receiving conventional orthopedic care (3.6%), although there were no major differences in other clinical outcomes like hospital stay length or complications.