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Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopović | Zendy; Ljiljana Denic-Markovic | Zendy; Goran Tulić | Zendy; Mirko Grajić | Zendy; S. Tomanovic | Zendy; Marko Kadija | Zendy; Marko Bumbaširević | Zendy

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Missed opportunities for prevention of hip fracture in older patients

Author(s) -

Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopović,

Ljiljana Denic-Markovic,

Goran Tulić,

Mirko Grajić,

S. Tomanovic,

Marko Kadija,

Marko Bumbaširević

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp1205420d

Subject(s) - hip fracture , medicine , fracture (geology) , medical emergency , engineering , osteoporosis , geotechnical engineering

Osteoporotic fractures are a major cause of morbidity in the population. Therefore, fracture prevention strategies should be a major concern, and one of the priorities in the primary health care system. The aim of the study was to assess fracture and fall risk factors, and fracture risk level in patients with acute hip fracture, and to evaluate if there had been adequate osteoporosis treatment prior to fracture in this group of patients.

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