Approach to the Patient With Bone Fracture: Making the First Fracture the Last
Study context
- Population
- Patients with osteoporotic fractures; secondary fracture prevention at a hospital-based fracture liaison service (fracture liaison services (FLS))
Methodological detailsApproach to the Patient, case vignettes
- Approach to the Patient
- Case vignettes
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Most patients with an osteoporotic fracture are not investigated or treated for osteoporosis ("osteoporosis care gap")
- FLS: systematic, coordinated models of secondary fracture prevention built on identification, investigation and initiation of treatment
Original publication
Approach to the Patient With Bone Fracture: Making the First Fracture the Last. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 8 June 2023. doi:10.
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