Can osteoporosis disease management be cost effective? To answer that question, we
conducted an extensive review of osteoporosis and fragility fracture prevention literature in …

This study presents the results of a computer simulation model for calculating the cost-
effectiveness and cost-utility of treating patients with established osteoporosis in order to …

1.1 Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive, metabolic bone disease that can affect almost the
entire skeleton. The disorder is preventable and treatable but, because there are no warning …

Osteoporotic fractures are a growing public health issue. Prevention and management of
osteoporosis are becoming increasing concerns especially as the number of individuals …

A patient‐level Markov decision model was used to simulate a virtual cohort of 500,000
women 40 years old and over, in relation to osteoporosis‐related hip, clinical vertebral, and …

Osteoporosis is responsible for approximately 2 million fractures annually, including hip,
vertebral (spinal), wrist, and other fractures. Osteoporosisrelated fractures may lead to …

Many guidelines for the assessment and treatment of osteoporosis recommend that
intervention be considered in men and women who have sustained a fragility fracture.(1) …

Many patients at high risk of fracture are not being identified and treated, and many of those
who start treatment do not take it correctly or long enough to lower their risk. This paper is a …

There is a huge cost associated with osteoporosis in terms of morbidity, mortality, and the
financial impact on society4. The most devastating complication of osteoporosis is a hip …

In its first decade, the goals of the Geisinger Health System Osteoporosis Program at its
inception were to increase awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis and to …