Development of an Evidence-Based Protocol for the Management of Acute Vertebral Fragility Fractures.
Vertebral fragility fractures are common, affecting approximately 50% of all postmenopausal women and 33% of men over the age of 50, and are the most common type of fracture seen in osteoporosis. The management of vertebral fragility fractures in the acute care setting is lacking in standardization,...
| Published in: | Development of an Evidence-Based Protocol for the Management of Acute Vertebral Fragility Fractures pp. 1 - 2 |
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| Format: | research Doctoral Dissertation |
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Walden University
2017
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |