Study sheds light on how to reduce fracture risk in elderly

(The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice) Fragility fractures are a significant source of sickness and death among the elderly population in the United States. They are also associated with annual direct costs of over $16 billion. A team of researchers from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy looked at whether there was an opportunity to reduce exposure to prescription drugs associated with fracture risk among one high-risk group -- older adults who have already experienced a first fragility fracture.

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