Fragility fracture identifies patients at imminent risk for subsequent fracture: real-world retrospective database study in Ontario, Canada.
Jonathan D AdachiJacques P BrownEmil SchemitschJean-Eric TarrideVivien BrownAlan D BellMaureen ReinerMillicent PackalenPonda Motsepe-DitshegoNatasha BurkeLubomira SlatkovskaPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)
This cohort of Canadian patients aged > 65 years who experienced a fragility fracture at any site are at imminent risk of experiencing subsequent fracture within the next 2 years and should be proactively assessed and treated.