Future Fracture Risk in Upper Extremity Fracture and Non-Fracture Patients.

Thany SeyokJamie E CollinsSamantha J EriksonJulia F CharlesBrandon E Earp

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)

This study underscores the importance of an UE fragility fracture in determining the risk of future fracture. A fragility fracture of the UE should be considered a sentinel event and physicians who evaluate these patients should recognize them as a high-risk group for future hip fracture.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
current status
peritoneal dialysis
primary care