Cargando…

Preventing Fragility Fractures: A 3-Month Critical Window of Opportunity

INTRODUCTION: Low-energy falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In the past, physicians focused on treating fractures resulting from falls rather than preventing them. The purpose of this study is to identify patients with a hospital encounter for fall...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Howenstein, Abby, Wally, Meghan, Pierrie, Sarah, Bailey, Gisele, Roomian, Tamar, Seymour, Rachel B., Karunakar, Madhav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21514593211018168