Treatment of Osteoporosis after Hip Fractures in Patients Older than 50 Years
Journal of the Korean Hip Society
;
: 499-503, 2007.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-727324
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined the rate in which a diagnostic workup and treatment for osteoporosis are performed on patients with a hip fracture in Jeju Island, South Korea. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This study reviewed the medical records and radiographs of 174 patients (141 women and 33 men) older than 50 years and diagnosed with femoral neck or intertrochanteric fractures at 8 hospitals in Jeju Island during 2005. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 78.3 years (range, 50-104 years). The number of patients examined with bone densitometry and treated for osteoporosis after the hip fracture was calculated.RESULTS:
DXA was performed on 35 patients (20.1%) diagnosed with osteoporosis (T-score < -2.5). Of these 35 patients, 27 patients were treated for osteoporosis after a hip fracture. Among the 174 patients, only 27 patients (15.5%) had received medication for osteoporosis.CONCLUSION:
The detection and treatment of osteoporosis are essential for reducing the incidence of another fracture after a hip fracture. However, a diagnostic study and the treatment for osteoporosis were performed only in a small portion of hip fracture patients.
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Asunto principal:
Osteoporosis
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Registros Médicos
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Incidencia
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Densitometría
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Diagnóstico
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Cuello Femoral
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Cadera
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Fracturas de Cadera
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Corea (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Hip Society
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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