Preventing Fragility Fractures: A 3-Month Critical Window of Opportunity

INTRODUCTION: Low-energy falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In the past, physicians focused on treating fractures resulting from falls rather than preventing them. The purpose of this study is to identify patients with a hospital encounter for fall...

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Published in:Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil
Main Authors: Howenstein, Abby, Wally, Meghan, Pierrie, Sarah, Bailey, Gisele, Roomian, Tamar, Seymour, Rachel B., Karunakar, Madhav
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221684/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221538
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21514593211018168
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