Sculpher, Mark; Torgerson, David; Goeree, Ron; O'Brien, … - Centre for Health Economics, Department of Economics … - 1999
Osteoporosis is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and resource cost amongst the elderly population. Hip fracture is the most serious of the osteoporotic fractures, with approximately 10-20% of patients dying within six months of sustaining a fracture. Furthermore, hip fractures are the most...