Characteristics of recurrent fractures.

John A KanisH JohanssonA OdénN C HarveyV GudnasonK M SandersG SigurdssonK SiggeirsdottirL A FitzpatrickF BorgströmE V McCloskey

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 (2018)

High fracture risks and utility loss immediately after fracture suggest that treatment given as soon as possible after fracture would avoid a higher number of new fractures compared with treatment given later. This provides the rationale for very early intervention immediately after a sentinel fracture.

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