The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:188-194.
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Osteoporosis Disease Management: The Role of the Orthopaedic Surgeon

Richard Dell, MD1, Denise Greene, RNP, MS1, Steven R. Schelkun, MD2 and Kathy Williams, MSG3

1 9897 Fonte Road, Cypress, CA 90630. E-mail address for R. Dell: Richard.M.Dell@kp.org. E-mail address for D. Greene: DFGreene@ca.rr.com
2 Department of Orthopedics, Kaiser San Diego, 4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA 92120
3 Department of Orthopedics, Kaiser Fontana, 9985 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335

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Osteoporosis is a major medical problem affecting 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 people in the United States experience a fragility fracture secondary to osteoporosis, resulting in an annual cost of $18 billion1. The problem of osteoporosis is now reaching epidemic proportions with the rapidly aging population2. One-half of all women and one-third of all men will sustain a fragility fracture in their lifetime3.

There is a huge cost associated with osteoporosis in terms of morbidity, mortality, and the financial impact on society4. The most devastating complication of osteoporosis is a hip fracture. According to the most recent statistics published in the 2004 United States Surgeon General's report on osteoporosis, of the 325,000 patients who sustain a hip fracture each year, 24% end up in nursing . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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