PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES AT A TERTIARY ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA CENTER

PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES AT A TERTIARY ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA CENTER

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the profile of patients with osteoporotic fractures treated at a tertiary orthopedic hospital. Methods: Using questionnaires, 70 patients with osteoporotic fractures (OF) were compared with 50 outpatients with multiple osteoarthritis (OA) followed through an outpati...

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Main Authors: MICHAEL MINSU SHU, ANDRE LANGES CANHOS, GUILHERME PEREIRA OCAMPOS, PEROLA GRIMBERG PLAPLER, OLAVO PIRES CAMARGO, MARCIA UCHOA DE REZENDE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018-04-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Osteoporotic fractures
Osteoporosis
Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Bone density
Prevalence.
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