Costs of incident non-hip osteoporosis-related fractures in postmenopausal women from a payer perspective.
Anabela BarcelosJudite GonçalvesCéu MateusHelena CanhãoAna Maria RodriguesPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
This study pinpoints the relevance of preventing non-hip osteoporosis-related fractures, as these cost about €74 million per year in direct healthcare costs, a substantial impact on the budget of the Portuguese NHS.