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Does high-trauma fracture increase the risk of subsequent osteoporotic fracture?

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boxed-textMackey DC et al. (2007) High-trauma fractures and low bone mineral density in older women and men. JAMA 298: 2381–2388

An evaluation for osteoporosis should be considered in all elderly patients who present with a fracture, regardless of the cause

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