Bone Health, Fragility Fractures, and the Hand Surgeon

Bone Health, Fragility Fractures, and the Hand Surgeon

Fragility fractures, which are often linked to osteoporosis, are fractures resulting from minimal trauma or low-impact falls. Although osteoporosis treatment can reduce risk of fragility fractures, many patients do not meet diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis before their first fracture. Additional...

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Main Authors: Jessica Ong, MD, PhD, Isabel Snee, BS, Isabel Marcano, MD, Scott Tintle, MD, Malek Cheikh, MD, Aviram M. Giladi, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Subjects:
Bone health
Fracture
Fragility fracture
Hand surgeon
Osteoporosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514125000283
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