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Screening for osteoporosis reduced new fracture incidence by almost half: A 6-year follow-up of 592 fracture patients from an osteoporosis screening program

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fractures can be prevented if osteoporosis is identified and treated. In 2002, we initiated a screening program at our orthopedics department, in which patients between 50 and 75 years of age with a wrist, shoulder, vertebral, or hip fracture are assessed by DEXA of the hip a...

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Autores principales: Åstrand, Jörgen, Nilsson, Johan, Thorngren, Karl-Göran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23140108
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.747922