A Critical Need to Improve Post-Fracture Care
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Osteoporotic fractures are associated with significant disease burden, health care cost, morbidity, and mortality [1]. In 2016, leading osteoporosis organizations issued a “Call to Action to Address the Crisis in the Treatment of Osteoporosis” [2]. Among experts, there was a strong concern in regards to the decrease rates of testing, and treatment of osteoporosis, and therefore a call to action was made with recommendations to close the gap in osteoporosis care.
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