Understanding the long-term impact of incident osteoporotic fractures on healthcare utilization and costs in Korean postmenopausal women.
S HanS KimE J YehHae Sun SuhPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
OF imposes a substantial and sustained economic burden on women, resulting in an approximately twofold increase in the cumulative cost over 5 years compared to women without fracture, which highlights the need for early diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis.