The osteoporosis treatment gap in patients at risk of fracture in European primary care: a multi-country cross-sectional observational study.

Eugene V McCloskeyJ RathiS HeijmansM BlagdenB CortetE CzerwinskiP HadjiJ PayerK PalmerR StadJ O'KellyS Papapoulos

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)

There is a large treatment gap in women aged ≥ 70 years at increased risk of fragility fracture in routine primary care across Europe. The gap appears to be related to a low rate of osteoporosis diagnosis.

Keyphrases

primary care
cross sectional
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
polycystic ovary syndrome
adipose tissue
general practice
skeletal muscle
body composition
hip fracture
drug induced