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We read with great interest the article "Osteoporosis Follow-up After Wrist Fractures Following Minor Trauma" by Khan et al.¹ After their retrospective study, the authors conclude that recognition of the potential of osteoporosis in such patients is inadequate based on the few changes that this fracture induced in the osteoporosis follow-up strategy or in its treatment. Although the criteria used to define what could be considered osteoporosis follow-up or osteoporosis treatment after a fragility fracture were not previously validated, a 50% rate of individuals receiving advice on osteoporosis after such a fracture is a not a low result.

Khan et al state that after an unrestricted MEDLINE search "no published studies were found that determine the rate of follow-up or treatment of osteoporosis for patients who sustain a wrist fracture." We wonder if no articles were found because the MEDLINE strategy search used to identify related studies (key words: wrist . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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