Orthopedic trauma in the elderly.
The bones of elderly individuals fracture easily. The fractures in osteoporotic bones may not be easily identified on plain films. A high level of suspicion will result in more accurate diagnosis and appropriate referral and treatment of these patients.
Miller
M D
MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D044465:White People