Undertreatment of Osteoporosis in Men With Hip Fracture

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Abstract
FROM A PUBLIC health perspective, hip fractures are by far the most important type of osteoporosis-related fracture.1-6 They are the predominant cause of death as a consequence of osteoporosis and are associated with a high rate of morbidity.7-9 Furthermore, hip fractures account for most medical costs related to osteoporosis. In the United States in 1995, direct expenditures for osteoporotic fractures were estimated to be $13.8 billion, and hip fractures were responsible for 63% of the total.10,11 Globally, there were an estimated 1.7 million hip fractures in 1990. As the population ages in the United States and as the incidence in other parts of the world increases, there could be as many as 6.3 million hip fractures annually by 2050.12