Want to learn more about bisphosphonates and fractures? Check out these abstracts from Arthritis & Rheumatism and Arthritis Care & Research, and log on to www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/arthritis to read the full articles.
Hip fracture patients are not treated for osteoporosis: A call to action.
(Arthritis Care Res. 2002; 47:651–654.)
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether hip fracture patients, a group at very high risk for additional fragility fractures, are being evaluated and treated effectively for osteoporosis.
Methods: Clinical and bone densitometry (dual X-ray absorptiometry [DEXA]) records were reviewed in hip-fracture patients at 4 Midwestern US health systems to determine the frequency of DEXA use, calcium and vitamin D supplementation, and antiresorptive drug treatment.