Patient characteristics
Patient characteristics, such as co-morbidities and physical
health status, including previous quality of life and osteoporosis
assessment, should be the first considerations in the decisionmaking process. Age should be considered in biological, not
chronological terms, as there has been an increase in the
incidence and severity of PHF in recent years in older
people,33,40-42 mainly women older than 80 years.33,41,43-45