The experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture.

Joanna E M SaleLucy FrankelEarl BogochGabriel Carlin-ColemanSean HuiJessica SainiJennifer McKinlayLynn Meadows

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2024)

Our findings challenge the notion that fractures "happen to old people" and suggest that fractures can make people feel old. Careful consideration of how bone health messages are communicated to patients post-fracture by health care providers is warranted. (Word Count: 248).

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