Estimating the long-term functional burden of osteoporosis-related fractures.
Shira H FischerK A KapinosA MulcahyL PintoO HaydenR BarronPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)
Results suggest that fractures are associated with significant declines in some measures of functional activities up to two years following the fracture. The effects persist beyond two years but are smaller in magnitude.
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