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Does the use of antidepressants increase the risk of fractures

Report By: Mohamed Altayeb Mussa - CT2 Trauma and Orthopaedics
Search checked by Edmund Fitzgerald O'Connor - CT2 Plastic surgey and Burns
Institution: Mid Essex Hospital
Date Submitted: 17th June 2012
Last Modified: 19th June 2012
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [a patient presenting with a fracture] is there an association between [the use of antidepressants] and [any increase in tihe risk of fractures]