Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
12-2003
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.P.H.
Department
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Committee Chair
McCabe, Steven J.
Subject
Osteoporosis in women--Prevention; Osteoporosis--Treatment; Hip joint--Fractures--Prevention
Abstract
Low-trauma fractures of older women are a major public health burden. Fractures of the hip and spine are some of the primary causes of chronic pain, functional impairment, and disability among the elderly [1]. The underlying cause of these fractures is osteoporosis. Although the disease is common, only a small proportion (15%-20%) of women at risk currently receive preventative treatment [2]. We have focused our attention to white postmenopausal women who have sustained a fracture of the distal radius. We developed a Markov model using probabilities obtained from recent literature in order to evaluated the effects of three hypothetical interventions targeted towards women after presenting with a wrist fracture. We analyzed this model using Monte Carlo simulations. Our results indicate that if an intervention can be developed for this population, then mean survival can be increased and the number of subsequent hip fractures can be decreased.
Recommended Citation
Tapp, Stephanie, "A Markov model of secondary prevention of osteoportic hip fractures." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1419.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1419
