Osteoporosis: a missed condition
15th August 2016
Too often GPs miss the signs of osteoporosis, argue two leading endocrinologists.
They say fewer than 20% of patients presenting with a minimal trauma fracture are investigated for the condition despite it affecting 1.2 million Australians.
Writing in the MJA, Associate Professor Frances Milat and Professor Peter Ebeling from Monash University say GPs