Preventing osteoporosis-related risk of implant failure in pertrochanteric femur fractures by combination of optimized osteosynthesis devices and calcium isotope diagnostics

Objectives: Geriatric fractures are increasing in an ageing society, making osteoporotic and low bone quality more common. However, the gold standard of osteoporosis diagnosis, the DXA scan, is not accurate enough to predict fractures in the near future. At the same time, fracture treatment of hip fractures [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]