This study aims to determine osteoporosis (OP) investigation and treatment within post-
fracture initiatives conducted in fracture clinics and other orthopedic environments. A …

Background The presence of a fragility fracture is a major risk factor for osteoporosis, and
should be an indicator for osteoporosis diagnosis and therapy. However, the extent to which …

A worldwide epidemic of hip fractures has been predicted. Time trends in BMD testing, bone‐
sparing medications and hip and wrist fractures in the province of Ontario, Canada, were …

Patients with an osteoporotic fracture have at least a 2-fold risk for additional fracture and
should benefit from targeted diagnostic and treatment procedures for osteoporosis. To …

Bone imaging known as DXA (“dexa”)—dual energy x-ray absorptiometry of the central
skeleton—is considered the “gold standard” test for osteoporosis, which affects more than …

Abstract Treatment of osteoporosis is often inadequate. One reason can be insufficient
patient education following diagnostic bone densitometry (DXA). Therefore, we studied how …

OBJECTIVE To explore family physicians' experiences and perceptions of osteoporosis and
to identify their educational needs in this area. DESIGN Qualitative study using focus groups …

Background: Little information is available on the comparative effectiveness of osteoporosis
pharmacotherapies. Objective: To compare the relative effectiveness of osteoporosis …

Abstract In the United States, Medicare gradually reduced payments for central dual‐energy
X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) performed at physician offices (or other nonhospital settings) …

Objective: To determine the trend in incidence of fractures among perimenopausal and
postmenopausal women during the periods immediately before and after publication of the …