The aftermath of hip fragility fractures - are we missing out on osteoporosis treatment?"

CONCLUSION: We found a gap in osteoporosis treatment after a hip fragility fracture, similar to literature reports when no fracture liaison service is in place. We believe that the lack of such protocols, the low rate of "osteoporosis" or "fragility fracture" mentioning at hospital discharge, together with the under recognition at primary care level, contribute to this reality. The implementation of new measures is crucial to improve prevention and management of fragility fractures.PMID:34962247

Source: Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa - December 28, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Raquel Costa Joana Romano Andreia Moreira Duarte Dantas Pedro Ribeiro Mariana Agre Jo ão Correia Source Type: research