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Older men are much less likely than women to receive osteoporosis screening and treatment after suffering a wrist fracture, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News When we treat fractures of the wrist, it gives us the opportunity to do a bone mass density evaluation and, if necessary, get patients into treatment with the goal of preventing more serious injury, like a hip fracture down the line.” Even though Patient injuries were assessed to determine whether or not they were screened for osteoporosis before their injury and/or if they received a DXA scan and osteoporosis treatment within six months following their wrist fracture. Fewer men than women While osteoporosis prevention and treatment efforts have historically been focused to see if the same trend would play out when examining clinical follow up to wrist fractures. Rozental found that following a wrist fracture, 53 percent of women .

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