Reduced Awareness for Osteoporosis in Hip Fracture Patients Compared to Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Hip Replacement

Reduced Awareness for Osteoporosis in Hip Fracture Patients Compared to Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Hip Replacement

<i>Background:</i> Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a loss of quality of life, but only few patients receive an appropriate therapy. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the awareness of musculoskeletal patients to participate in osteoporosis assessment and to evalu...

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Main Authors: Moritz Kraus, Carl Neuerburg, Nicole Thomasser, Ulla Cordula Stumpf, Matthias Blaschke, Werner Plötz, Maximilian Michael Saller, Wolfgang Böcker, Alexander Martin Keppler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
awareness
osteoporosis
proximal femur fracture
hip replacement
fracture liaison service
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/11/1564

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