Non-hip, non-spine fractures drive healthcare utilization following a fracture: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).

UNLABELLED: We evaluated healthcare utilization associated with treating fracture types in >51,000 women aged ≥55 years. Over the course of 1 year, there were five times more non-hip, non-spine fractures than hip or spine fractures, resulting in twice as many days of hospitalization and rehab...

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Main Authors: Ioannidis, G, Flahive, J, Pickard, L, Papaioannou, A, Chapurlat, R, Saag, K, Silverman, S, Anderson, F, Gehlbach, S, Hooven, F, Boonen, S, Compston, J, Cooper, C, Díez-Perez, A, Greenspan, S, Lacroix, A, Lindsay, R, Netelenbos, J, Pfeilschifter, J, Rossini, M, Roux, C, Sambrook, P, Siris, E, Watts, N, Adachi, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013