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2021
With established clinical and economic benefits from secondary fracture prevention, the focus is on implementing effective and efficient healthcare models such as Fracture Liaison Services (FLSs). This chapter reviews several critical aspects for successful implementation of FLSs: (a) the conceptual models for FLS with evidence for effectiveness; (b ...
Z. Mohsin, M. K. Javaid
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With established clinical and economic benefits from secondary fracture prevention, the focus is on implementing effective and efficient healthcare models such as Fracture Liaison Services (FLSs). This chapter reviews several critical aspects for successful implementation of FLSs: (a) the conceptual models for FLS with evidence for effectiveness; (b ...
Z. Mohsin, M. K. Javaid
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Fragility fractures pose a serious threat to patient health, quality of life, and healthcare sustainability. In order to reduce their clinical, social, and economic burden, a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) was introduced in a high volume orthopedic ...
Federico Pennestrì +2 more
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Fracture Liaison Services in India: Challenges and Opportunities
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2023Osteoporosis, often referred to as the "silent thief of bones," is defined by the National Institutes of Health as the "skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing a person to an increased risk for fracture."1 Fragility fractures, which result from minor or unnoticed trauma, are more than just physical injuries; they have ...
Aasim, Maldar, Manoj, Chadha
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The Roles of a Fracture Liaison Service.
Rhode Island medical journal (2013), 2022The roles of a fracture liaison service (FLS) are extensive and include, but are not limited to: 1) providing a standardized framework for the evaluation and management of low-energy fractures, also known as fragility fractures; 2) improving patient outcomes through the recognition of fragility fractures as signal events requiring further diagnostic ...
Jake, Littman +3 more
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Establishing a Fracture Liaison Service: An Orthopaedic Approach
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2015➤ Bone health evaluations should be incorporated into care pathways for fragility fractures in all patients who are fifty years of age or older.➤ A fracture liaison service (FLS) is an established and proven method to achieve recommended standards of care for fragility fractures, including intervention for osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention ...
Anna N, Miller +2 more
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Fracture Liaison Services: the UK experience
Osteoporosis International, 2011Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) have been shown to deliver clinically and cost-effective osteoporosis care for patients presenting to hospital with fragility fractures. During the first decade of the new millennium, a consensus emerged in the UK on the need for universal access to FLS.
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Fracture Liaison Services in the United Kingdom
Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2013Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) have been demonstrated to be a clinically and cost-effective means of providing secondary preventive care for patients presenting with new fragility fractures. This review summarizes the emergence and widespread adoption of the FLS model in the United Kingdom. Large scale national audits have clearly illustrated the need
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2016
People who suffer a fragility fracture are at substantially increased risk of suffering second and subsequent fractures. However, a pervasive and persistent secondary fracture prevention care gap is well documented throughout the world. In response to this challenge, Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) have been established in a growing number of countries.
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People who suffer a fragility fracture are at substantially increased risk of suffering second and subsequent fractures. However, a pervasive and persistent secondary fracture prevention care gap is well documented throughout the world. In response to this challenge, Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) have been established in a growing number of countries.
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Fracture Liaison Services: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Secondary Fracture Prevention
Endocrine Practice, 2017A well-recognized gap exists between evidence-based recommendations for post-fracture care and actual clinical practice, demonstrated by the high percentage of fragility fracture patients who are neither diagnosed nor treated for osteoporosis. Our purpose is to review fracture liaison service (FLS) models and to evaluate national and international ...
Patricia Mejia, Osuna +2 more
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Archives of Osteoporosis, 2017
An observational study was carried out in two hospitals in patients > 65 years admitted for hip fracture. At 6 months, 15% of patients in the hospital with orthogeriatric standard care and 75% in the hospital with fracture liaison service were receiving bisphosphonates.Many patients with fractures are discharged without preventive therapy against ...
Naranjo, Antonio +7 more
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An observational study was carried out in two hospitals in patients > 65 years admitted for hip fracture. At 6 months, 15% of patients in the hospital with orthogeriatric standard care and 75% in the hospital with fracture liaison service were receiving bisphosphonates.Many patients with fractures are discharged without preventive therapy against ...
Naranjo, Antonio +7 more
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