TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - How can we influence the incidence of secondary fragility fractures? A review on current approaches JO - Injury A1 - Pape, H-c A1 - Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A. SP - S24 EP - S26 VL - 48 IS - Suppl 7 N2 - With the increasing number of elderly patients presenting with fragility fractures, their care has become a focus among trauma and orthopaedic surgeons. Protocols are ever evolving to improve the clinical pathways and treatment modalities targeting a more efficient and patient centred service. In this article, current approaches and their potential to reduce mortality and re-fracture in these patients are discussed.

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LA - en SN - 0020-1383 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2017.08.034 ID - ref1 ER -