Bone Abstracts

Objectives: To assess the pharmacological management of osteoporosis in a cohort of hospitalized medical in-patients within a Welsh district general hospital.Materials and methods: We collected data using medical records on a structured proforma as a point prevalence study targeting medical inpatients aged fifty and above in an admitted hospital cohort.Results: Out of the 117 patients, 88 (75.21%) of them had greater than three ris...

Objective: It was to determine the prevalence of clinical risk factors for osteoporosis in medical inpatients.Method: Data was collected on a patient questionnaire through a point prevalence study targeting patients aged 50 and above.Results: 117 patients (62 females and 55 males) met the age criteria. Non-modifiable risk factors were white/Caucasian race (100%), age 75 years and above (66%), female sex (53%), previous fragility fr...