Aboyoussef Mohamed, Vierkoetter Koah R
Department of Rheumatology, Straub Clinic & Hospitals, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 2007 Jul;66(7):185-7.
Assess the treatment and diagnosis rates for osteoporosis following a fragility fracture.
A retrospective chart review.
Out of 93 patients with fragility fractures, 26.9% received an osteoporosis or osteopenia diagnosis within 6 months after the time of fracture.
Despite availability of clinical tools and therapeutic options of the treatment of low bone density, osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and under-treated.
评估脆性骨折后骨质疏松症的治疗和诊断率。
一项回顾性病历审查。
在93例脆性骨折患者中,26.9%在骨折后6个月内被诊断为骨质疏松症或骨质减少症。
尽管有临床工具和治疗低骨密度的治疗选择,但骨质疏松症仍未得到充分诊断和治疗。