title: Clinical and forensic medicine issues in osteoporosis fractures.
abstract: Severe osteoporosis is characterized by a densitometry T-score lower than 2.5 associated with one or more fragility fractures. Fragility fractures represent a serious social and economic problem; the diagnosis of osteoporosis is an unachieved target by orthopaedic surgeons, despite the chance to detect it in many clinical assets and the availability of effective treatment tools. It is necessary to stick to scientific society guidelines, thus avoiding legal consequences related to the diagnosis, the therapy, the prescription coherence and the correct information due to patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Genoa, School of Medicine - Department DINOG - Orthopaedic Unit, Genoa, Italy. lmolfetta@libero.it
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molfetta
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldo
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors