Results of Patient Education about Osteoporosis after Fragility Fracture
INTRODUCTION
Osteoporosis has become a condition of considerable concern as the proportion of the population over 65 years of age increases and the risk of fracture rises accordingly. Osteoporosis is defined by the US National Institutes of Health as “a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture.”1 Osteoporosis afflicts approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8 men in Canada. Despite the high incidence, osteoporosis often progresses unnoticed because there are few associated symptoms until a fragility fracture occurs. Even then, vertebral fractures may be asymptomatic.
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