Association of age, sex and race with prescription of anti-osteoporosis medications following low-energy hip fracture in a retrospective registry cohort.
Graeme HoitDaniel B WhelanAmit AtreyBheeshma RaviGareth RyanEarl BogochAileen M DavisAmir KhoshbinPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Only 26% of patients were prescribed anti-osteoporosis medications following hip fracture, despite consensus guidelines urging early initiation of secondary prevention treatments. Given that prescription varied by age and sex, strategies to prevent disparities in secondary fracture prevention are warranted.