Background: Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are traditionally outpatient-based and led by orthopedists or endocrinologists. In the United States, over 1 million patients are hospitalized yearly with osteoporotic fractures and internal medicine hospitalists are frequently involved in their co-management. Purpose: Internal medicine hospitalists have an integral role in the prompt recognition and early treatment of patients [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old woman initially presented to our clinic with a sternal fracture after “being hugged too tightly” by a friend. Her physical exam was notable for tenderness to palpation over the 4th intercostal space bilaterally. Sternal x-ray showed a non-displaced fracture along with diffuse demineralization of her sternum. Subsequent DXA scan showed osteoporosis [...]

Background: Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are traditionally outpatient-based and led by orthopedists or endocrinologists. In the United States, over 1 million patients are hospitalized yearly with osteoporotic fractures and internal medicine hospitalists are frequently involved in their co-management. Purpose: Internal medicine hospitalists have an integral role in the prompt recognition and early treatment of patients [...]