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Fragility fracture management and FLS models in South Africa and Israel

Osteoporosis is a common disease of the elderly. Many patients at high risk are neither identified nor treated. A Fracture Liaison Service is a coordinated model of care for secondary fracture prevention. Several national quality indicators have been published in each country to improve surgical tre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bernstein, Brian P., Duma, Mlekeleli T.N., Or, Omer, Fisher-Negev, Tamar, Weil, Yoram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9359006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000171
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Sumario:Osteoporosis is a common disease of the elderly. Many patients at high risk are neither identified nor treated. A Fracture Liaison Service is a coordinated model of care for secondary fracture prevention. Several national quality indicators have been published in each country to improve surgical treatment and osteoporosis medical treatment. Fracture Liaison Services in both countries have been created by local clinicians with different models depending on the medical geographic locations of patients and the local setup. The objective of this review is to describe the national guidelines and the current clinical treatment models for fragility fractures in South Africa and Israel. Successes and barriers to successful implementation have been identified and are summarized.