Estimating the Long-Term Functional Burden of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures

Shira H. Fischer, Kandice A. Kapinos, Andrew W. Mulcahy, Lionel Pinto, Orla Hayden, Richard Barron

ResearchPosted on rand.org Aug 3, 2017Published in: Osteoporosis International [Epub June 2017]. doi: 10.1007/s00198-017-4110-4

Although fractures are associated with short-term reductions in functional status, there is limited information on longer-term burden of fracture. This study documents evidence of an association between fractures and significant declines and functional health and activities that persist but attenuate beyond two years.

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  • Copyright: International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation
  • Publisher: Springer London
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2017
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: EP-67253

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