The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:79-86.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.I.00521
© 2009 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Letters to the Editor: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when Letters to the Editor are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Rights and Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Dell, R. M.
Right arrow Articles by Williams, K.
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Dell, R. M.
Right arrow Articles by Williams, K.
Related Collections
Right arrow Spine
Right arrow Adult Hip
Right arrow Adult Knee
Right arrow Foot/Ankle
Right arrow Shoulder
Right arrow Elbow
Right arrow Hand/Wrist
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Facebook   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

Osteoporosis Disease Management: What Every Orthopaedic Surgeon Should Know

Richard M. Dell, MD, CCD1, Denise Greene, FNP, CCD1, David Anderson, MD, CCD2 and Kathy Williams, MSG2

1 Kaiser Downey, 9353 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242. E-mail address for R.M. Dell: Richard.M.Dell@kp.org. E-mail address for D. Greene: Denise.F1.Greene@kp.org
2 Department of Orthopedics, Kaiser Fontana, 9985 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.


   Introduction
 
According to recent information from the National Osteoporosis Foundation1 and the Office of the Surgeon General2, osteoporosis is a major medical problem. The disease currently affects 8 million women and 2 million men in the United States. An additional 34 million Americans have low bone mass. Each year, an estimated 1.5 million individuals in the United States experience a fragility fracture secondary to osteoporosis, resulting in an annual cost of 18 billion dollars. With the rapidly aging U.S. population, the problem of osteoporosis is now reaching epidemic proportions. There are 75 million baby boomers entering the stage in their lives when they are most at risk for osteoporosis. One-half of all women and one-third of all men will sustain a fragility fracture during their lifetime.

There is a huge cost associated with osteoporosis in terms of morbidity, mortality, and the financial impact on society. The most devastating complication of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Facebook Facebook   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?