J D Adachi, G Ioannidis, L Pickard, C Berger, J C Prior, L Joseph, D A Hanley, W P Olszynski, T M Murray, T Anastassiades, W Hopman, J P Brown, S Kirkland, C Joyce, A Papaioannou, S Poliquin, A Tenenhouse, E A Papadimitropoulos
Osteoporotic fractures can be a major cause of morbidity. It is important to determine the impact of fractures on health-related quality of life (HRQL). A total of 3,394 women and 1,122 men 50 years of age and older, who were recruited for the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), participated in this cross-sectional study. Minimal trauma fractures of the hip, pelvis, spine, lower body (included upper and lower leg, knee, ankle, and foot), upper body (included arm, elbow, sternum, shoulder, and clavicle), wrist and hand (included forearm, hand, and finger), and ribs were studied...
November 2003: Osteoporosis International