Fracture Liaison Service and Its Role in Secondary Fracture Prevention in Malaysia: A Scoping Review
Introduction: Fragility fractures, which occur after a low- trauma injury, increases with advancing age. Such fracture doubles the life-time risk of sustaining another fracture. This risk is highest in the immediate 18 months after the index fracture. However, most patients do not receive the appr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2023-07-01
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Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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Online Access: | https://morthoj.org/2023/v17n2/fracture-liaison-service.pdf |