Bone fractures during the time of coronavirus.

Sumiyo Umeda-RaffaJoseph V PergolizziRobert B Raffa

Published in: Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (2020)

A consequence of stay-at-home policies has been a decline in bone fractures for young and middle-aged adults; but an increase for the elderly. The trends are predicted to reverse, and present new problems, when isolation restrictions are removed.

Keyphrases

middle aged
bone mineral density
mental health
soft tissue
public health
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition
community dwelling