Prevalence of Frailty in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture and Its Association with Numbers of Fractures.

CONCLUSION: The present study showed significant relationships between frailty and OVCF, severity of symptoms, and disability induced by OVCF. Furthermore, frailty could be a causal and/or resulting factor of OVCFs.
PMID: 29436202 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - February 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Kim HJ, Park S, Park SH, Park J, Chang BS, Lee CK, Yeom JS Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research