Treatment persistence and medication switch associated with subsequent fractures after osteoporotic fractures

• Sung-Yen Lin,
• Yi-Ming Chen,
• Li-Nien Chien,
• Chung-Hwan Chen

Affiliations

Sung-Yen Lin

Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Orthopedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association, Taiwan

Yi-Ming Chen

Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Li-Nien Chien

Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Chung-Hwan Chen

Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Orthopedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan