The Portuguese state of the art on osteoporosis and fracture risk: an update on the treatment options
Diogo Ramalho, Gustavo Melo Rocha, Maria João Oliveira · Aktuelle Rheumatologie · 2024 · Heft 06 · S. 385-394
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AbstractOsteoporosis and fragility fractures are serious public health problems, which greatly impact individual health and the economy of other health services. Pharmacological treatment is still one of the main elements of clinical intervention, combined with non-pharmacological measures, in preventing the occurrence of fragility fractures. The emergence of promising new pharmacological options in the treatment of osteoporosis seems to renew expectations in the prevention of complications and a subsequent reduction in morbidity and mortality, including symptomatic treatment, improved physical function and a be…