ARE TRAUMATOLOGISTS TREATING OSTEOPOROSIS TO PREVENT NEW FRACTURES IN BRAZIL?

ARE TRAUMATOLOGISTS TREATING OSTEOPOROSIS TO PREVENT NEW FRACTURES IN BRAZIL?

ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the proportion of traumatologists who investigate osteoporosis in elderly patients with fractures and recommend secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. Methods: We distributed questionnaires to 244 physicians attending the 2015 Brazilian Congress of Orthop...

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Main Authors: Caio Zamboni, Marina Sousa Carvalho, Eduardo Araujo Pires, Jorge Rafael Durigan, Patrícia Maria de Moraes Barros Fucs, Marcelo Tomanik Mercadante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic Fracture
Secondary Prevention
Surveys and Questionnaires
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aob/v26n6/1809-4406-aob-26-06-0384.pdf

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