‘Skeletal Age’ for mapping the impact of fracture on mortality

Fragility fracture is associated with an increased risk of mortality, but mortality is not part of doctor-patient communication. Here, we introduce a new concept called ‘Skeletal Age’ as the age of an individual’s skeleton resulting from a fragility fracture to convey the combined risk of fracture and fracture-associated mortality for an individual.Methods:We used the Danish… Continue reading ‘Skeletal Age’ for mapping the impact of fracture on mortality