ea0086p190 | Bone and Calcium | SFEBES2022
Maher Sean
, Sweeney Breeda
, Crowley Rachel
Background: Hip fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates amongst older adults. The Irish Hip Fracture Database Standard 5 requires that all patients with a hip fracture have a bone health assessment completed. The majority are prescribed bone protection therapy to reduce further fractures. We sought to analyse the compliance and receipt of bone protection in patients presenting for DXA scan post hip fracture.Methods: We retrospect...