[Diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis after a Colles' fracture].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether the presence of Colles fracture leads to diagnostic studies or treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.


METHODS
Retrospective study with follow-up of incident cases.


METHODS
Hospital General de Vic and Primary Care Centre Osona. Vic. Barcelona.


METHODS
We studied 80 postmenopausal women with Colles' fracture during 1995-1996. The clinical records were systematically reviewed and treatment with antiosteoporotic drugs before and after Colles' fracture were compared.


RESULTS
Diagnostic studies were found in 3 (3.8%) patients. 6 patients (7.5%) took antiosteoporotic drugs before the fracture while 21 (26.3%, p < 0.001) did so after it.


CONCLUSIONS
A recent Colles' fracture induces few osteoporosis diagnostic studies. However, it leads to a significant increase in the use of antiosteoporotic drugs.
Morote
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Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centre del Institut Català de la Salut, Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona.
Kanterewicz
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Villanueva
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García
M J
MJ
Carballido
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Yáñez
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D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la osteoporosis posmenopáusica después de una fractura de Colles.