Abstracts tagged "healthcare system and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)"

Abstract Number: 270 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Outcomes of a Fracture Liaison Service at an Academic Health Center
Micah Yu¹, Donna Jose ², Parke Hudson ², Christina Downey, MD ³, Wesley Phipatanakul ², Silvana Giannelli ², Kevin Codorniz ⁴ and Karina Torralba ⁵, ¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, loma linda, ²Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, ³Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma LInda, CA, ⁴[email protected], Loma Linda, ⁵Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is a 60% risk of a subsequent fracture for patients who have had one fracture,…