Fragility fractures: the clinical pathway

Fragility fractures: the clinical pathway

The clinical management of fragility fracture is simple but complex at the same time. Patients are different from one another, and advancing age increases the prevalence of comorbidities and conditions that can impair bone quality and healing, while increasing the risk of falls and fractures. Keepin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2013-10, Vol.25 (Suppl 1), p.43-45
Hauptverfasser: Cerocchi, Irene, Ghera, Stefano, Gasbarra, Elena, Scialdoni, Alessandro, Tarantino, Umberto
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidental Falls
Aged
Aging
Bone Density
Critical Pathways
Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control
Female
Fractures
Fractures, Bone - prevention & control
Fractures, Bone - therapy
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Osteoporosis - complications
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Risk Factors
Short Communication
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Zusammenfassung:The clinical management of fragility fracture is simple but complex at the same time. Patients are different from one another, and advancing age increases the prevalence of comorbidities and conditions that can impair bone quality and healing, while increasing the risk of falls and fractures. Keeping in mind some principles and key points can help identify patients at risk, thus following an ideal path for the identification, treatment and prevention of fragility fractures.
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-013-0089-7