The Journal of Hand Surgery Asian-Pacific Volume · Sep 7, 2016

Recent Update in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Frailty in Patients with a Distal Radius Fracture

By Shin YH, Gong HS

Distal radius fracture (DRF) is the most common upper extremity fracture in the elderly. Patients with a DRF have a two to fourfold higher risk of a subsequent fracture than those with no history of fractures, and DRFs occur on average 15 years earlier than hip fractures. Therefore, patients with a DRF offer physicians an important opportunity to diagnose and treat osteoporosis to prevent a secondary fracture. In this review, we provide recent update in the diagnosis and treatment of bone frailty in patients with a DRF.

doi.org/10.1142/s2424835516400117 PubMed 27595946 Interventions