Silver Book Fact
Each year, osteoporotic fractures in the U.S. lead to:
- >432,000 hospital admissions
- ~2.5 million medical office visits
- ~180,000 nursing home admissions
National Osteoporosis Foundation. Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Washington, D.C. : National Osteoporosis Foundation; 2008. http://www.nof.org/professionals/Clinicians_Guide.htm