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SUBMITTER: Rinat B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5058859 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rinat Barak B Rubin Guy G Orbach Hagay H Giwnewer Uriel U Rozen Nimrod N
Medicine 20160701 27
<h4>Background</h4>Treatment for osteoporosis in the community in patients who were operated for hip fracture appears to be suboptimal at best. Evidence regarding treatment beyond the 1st year after surgery is scarce. We examined the association between discharge recommendations for treatment of osteoporosis in patients suffering from hip fractures and treatment beyond the 1st year.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>We performed a retrospective observational cohort study in patients age 50 to 90 year ...[more]