The Role of the Fracture Liaison Service in Osteoporosis Care

Osteoporosis is a disease classified by the alteration of bony microarchitecture predisposing a person to fragility fractures. This costs the US $19 billion per year and is expected to rise as our population ages. Only 20% of patients with fragility fractures receive treatment for osteoporosis. A Fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Missouri medicine 2017-07, Vol.114 (4), p.295-298
Hauptverfasser:	Bonanni, Sean, Sorensen, Amelia A, Dubin, Jonathan, Drees, Betty
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorptiometry, Photon - methods Awareness Cost-Benefit Analysis Dietary Supplements - standards Female Fractures, Bone - etiology Fractures, Bone - pathology Fractures, Bone - prevention & control Homeostasis - physiology Humans Male Mass Screening - standards Osteoporosis - complications Osteoporosis - diagnosis Osteoporosis - economics Osteoporosis - epidemiology Risk Factors Science of Medicine United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Osteoporosis is a disease classified by the alteration of bony microarchitecture predisposing a person to fragility fractures. This costs the US $19 billion per year and is expected to rise as our population ages. Only 20% of patients with fragility fractures receive treatment for osteoporosis. A Fracture Liaison Service is a cost-effective way to follow patients and improve appropriate work up and management from multiple medical disciplines.
ISSN:	0026-6620