Clinical Study

Active Referral Intervention following Fragility Fractures Leads to Enhanced Osteoporosis Follow-Up Care

Table 1

ICD-9 codes and number of study patients corresponding to defined fragility fractures.

ICD-9 CodeFractureN

805.8Vertebral column39
808.2Pubis19
812.00Humerus6
813.42Distal radius37
820.00Femoral neck1
820.03Pertrochanteric, open0
820.20Pertrochanteric, closed2
820.21Intertrochanteric34
820.22Subtrochanteric6
820.80Unspecified part of femoral neck, closed24