Journal article
Fragility fractures and the osteoporosis care gap in women: the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
Abstract
Canadian women over 50 years old were studied over a 10-year period to see if those who sustained a fracture (caused by minimal trauma) were receiving the recommended osteoporosis therapy. We found that approximately half of these women were not being treated, indicating a significant care gap in osteoporosis treatment.IntroductionPrevalent fragility fracture strongly predicts future fracture. Previous studies have indicated that women with …
Authors
Fraser L-A; Ioannidis G; Adachi JD; Pickard L; Kaiser SM; Prior J; Brown JP; Hanley DA; Olszynski WP; Anastassiades T
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 789–796
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
3 2011
DOI
10.1007/s00198-010-1359-2
ISSN
0937-941X