Real-World Osteoporosis Treatment Gap and Costs in Spain: Data from Women with a First Fragility Fracture or Diagnosis of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.

Introduction: Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) increases the risk of fragility fractures (FF), leading to disability, higher mortality, and elevated healthcare costs. Despite available treatments, osteoporosis (OP) remains undertreated, especially in women over 50 years at high risk for FF. Real-world data on OP care in Spain are limited.

Burden of First Osteoporotic Hip Fracture in Spain: A Prospective, 12-Month, Observational Study.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of osteoporotic fractures beyond the hospitalization period covering up to the first year after the fracture. This was a prospective, 12-month, observational study including patients aged ≥65 years hospitalized due to a first low-trauma hip fracture, in six Spanish regions. Health resource utilization (HRU), quality of life (QoL) and autonomy were collected and total costs calculated.