Assessing endocrinology referral rates and osteoporosis directed-care after upper extremity fragility fractures
Authors' conclusion
Most UEFF patients lacked timely osteoporosis evaluation, with males disproportionately affected.
Study context
- Population
- Patients ≥50 years with distal radius or proximal humerus fragility fractures (2013–2023) at a US level III trauma center85 distal radius, 14 proximal humerus
- Participants
- 99 patients
- Exposure
- Males vs Females
- Outcome
- Endocrinology referral rate after UEFF
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Endocrinology referral
Referred to endocrinology
25%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
DXA scan by sex
P = 0.028
Seen by endocrinology
- Seen by endocrinology
- 21%
DXA scan after index fracture
- Received DXA scan
- 51%
- Median time to DXA, days (IQR 124-552)
- 301
- DXA within 6 months
- 17 (34%)
Pharmacotherapy initiation
- Initiated on pharmacotherapy
- 20%
Original publication
Assessing endocrinology referral rates and osteoporosis directed-care after upper extremity fragility fractures. Osteoporos Int. Published 27 August 2025. doi:10.
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