Osteoporosis and risk of fracture, analysis on a population admitted in rehabilitation post-acute.

In the context of osteoporosis the presence of a fragility fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral) constitutes a condition of severe osteoporosis; the most common fractures due to this disease are the responsibility of the proximal femur (hip), spine and wrist representing one of the leading causes of disability in the elderly population, as well as one of the greatest contributions to health care costs. By analyzing a population of patients hospitalized at a rehabilitation ward for post-acute outcomes of hip fracture fragility it was able to observe the effectiveness of preventive intervention, the risk of vertebral fractures and the importance of comorbidity.