Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients presenting with hip fractures at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

ConclusionThis study reveals that patients admitted with minimal impact hip fractures in Pakistan are rarely evaluated for low BMD and not started on osteoporosis medications even after presenting with a typical osteoporosis-related fracture. This underscores the need for health provider education about osteoporosis as a major cause for hip fractures and the need to intervene for future fracture risk reduction.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research