Avioli L V
Washington University School of Medicine, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Mo.
Ann Chir Gynaecol. 1988;77(5-6):168-72.
Osteoporosis and its complications, especially hip and vertebral fractures, are a world-wide problem. Socio-economic costs and the need of hospital beds for acute and chronic care and for rehabilitation are ever-increasing. The health care system should take these demands into consideration.
