Role of Fracture Liaison Service Program in Reducing Refracture Rate in the Elderly Osteoporotic Trauma Patients Presenting With Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Six-Year Study

Introduction As the elderly population of the United States and the world increases, so does the incidence of osteoporotic fragility fractures from a fall or minor injury. This results in a large cost to the health care system. This cost is further increased as more than 50% of individuals will have...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2023-04, Vol.89 (4), p.784-788
Hauptverfasser: Kelm, Noah, Wasfie, Tarik, Volk, Max, Walker, Zach, Galovska, Stephanija, Brock, Cara, Jackson, Avery
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