Secondary fracture and mortality risk with very high fracture risk osteoporosis and proximal femoral fracture

ConclusionOver half of the female patients with proximal femoral fractures had very high fracture risk osteoporosis. Although, very high fracture risk osteoporosis demonstrated a notably increased risk of secondary fractures, particularly at 12  months post-surgery, the use of osteoanabolic agents was substantially low. Collectively, our findings highlight the need to consider the risk of very high fracture risk osteoporosis, expand the use of medications to include osteoanabolic agents, and reconsider the current healthcare approach for proximal femoral fractures.
Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research