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Underdiagnosed and untreated
Osteoporosis is common, yet it often goes undiagnosed and untreated, and patients may be more concerned about other diseases.1
Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because the deterioration of skeletal tissue that leads to fragile bones proceed with no symptoms and is often unrecognized until a fragility fracture is sustained.
References
- lnternational Osteoporosis Foundation. Facts and Statistics [cited 2021 November]. Available from: https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/facts-statistics.
- Boudreau DM, Yu O, Balasubramanian A, et al. A Survey of Women’s Awareness of and Reasons for Lack of Postfracture Osteoporotic Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017;65(8):1829-35.
- Yusuf AA, Matlon TJ, Grauer A, et al. Utilization of osteoporosis medication after a fragility fracture among elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Osteoporos. 2016;11(1):31.
- Rabenda V, Reginster JY. Overcoming problems with adherence to osteoporosis medication. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2010;10(6):677-89.
- Adapted from: Osteoporosis Canada. No Bones About It. 2015 [cited 2021 November]. Available from:Â Available at www.osteoporosis.ca.