key: cord-0750218-v4ozouyu
authors: Bhattacharyya, Timothy
title: Osteoporotic Fractures in the Time of COVID‐19
date: 2020-06-21
journal: J Bone Miner Res
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4113
sha: 9b94d8cfddc170c74d6a33545916e9e1456a4b83
doc_id: 750218
cord_uid: v4ozouyu

nan

To the Editor:

The article by Yu, Drake et al 1 . provides excellent guidance on treatment of osteoporosis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it ignores the very important, very preventable burden that osteoporosis has placed on hospitals in this difficult time.

In response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, hospitals across the United States ceased elective surgery and most states issued shelter-in-place orders. A key goal of abruptly stopping surgery was to rapidly free up hospital beds, conserve personal protective equipment, and redeploy nurses during COVID-19. Despite a massive drop in admissions, I noticed that osteoporotic fractures continue to be a major burden. 

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Osteoporosis Management in the Era of COVID-19