The Belgian Bone Club 2020 guidelines for the management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Osteoporotic fractures are a major cause of functional impairment, disability, pain, and mortality. However, the incidence and intensity of these adverse outcomes might be reduced if targeted state-of-the-art management of osteoporosis is applied. Comprehensive guidelines in osteoporosis should include recommendations about screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring to allow their implementation in clinical practice [1]. Moreover, there is a need for country-specific guidelines because of differences in the epidemiology of the disease, health-care costs, and healthcare systems among countries.

Source: Maturitas - May 14, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: D. Sanchez-Rodriguez, P. Bergmann, J.J. Body, E. Cavalier, E. Gielen, S. Goemaere, B. Lapauw, MR Laurent, S. Rozenberg, G. Honvo, C. Beaudart, O. Bruy ère Source Type: research