Fracture liaison programs

Publication date: Available online 16 May 2019Source: Best Practice & Research Clinical RheumatologyAuthor(s): Piet Geusens, Sandrine P.G. Bours, Caroline E. Wyers, Joop P. van den BerghAbstractIn view of the high imminent risk of having subsequent fractures after a fracture, early evaluation and treatment decisions to prevent subsequent fractures are advocated. After a hip fracture, the fracture liaison service (FLS) and orthogeriatric care are considered the most appropriate organisational approaches for secondary fracture prevention following a recent fracture.Their introduction and implementation have been shown to increase evaluation and treatment of patients at high risk for subsequent fracture. Of real-world cohort studies, most, but not all studies, indicate a lower incidence of fracture and longer survival after treatment with nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates.
Source: Best Practice and Research Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research