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Making the first fracture the last fracture: ASBMR task force report on secondary fracture prevention.

Abstract

Fragility fractures are common, affecting almost one in two older women and one in three older men. Every fragility fracture signals increased risk of future fractures as well as risk of premature mortality. Despite the major health care impact worldwide, currently there are few systems in place to identify and ??capture?? individuals after a fragility fracture to ensure appropriate assessment and treatment (according to national guidelines) to reduce future fracture risk and adverse health outcomes. The Task Force reviewed the current evidence about different systematic interventional approaches, their logical background, as well as the medical and ethical rationale. This included reviewing the evidence supporting cost-effective interventions and developing a toolkit for reducing secondary fracture incidence. This report presents this evidence for cost-effective interventions versus the human and health care costs associated with the failure to address further fractures. In particular, it summarizes the evidence for various forms of Fracture Liaison Service as the most effective intervention for secondary fracture prevention. It also summarizes the evidence that certain interventions, particularly those based on patient and/or community-focused educational approaches, are consistently, if unexpectedly, ineffective. As an international group, representing 36 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, South America, Europe, and North America, the Task Force reviewed and summarized the international data on barriers encountered in implementing risk-reduction strategies. It presents the ethical imperatives for providing quality of care in osteoporosis management. As part of an implementation strategy, it describes both the quality improvement methods best suited to transforming care and the research questions that remain outstanding. The overarching outcome of the Task Force?s work has been the provision of a rational background and the scientific evidence underpinning secondary fracture prevention and stresses the utility of one form or another of a Fracture Liaison Service in achieving those quality outcomes worldwide.

Type Journal
Authors Eisman, J.A.; Bogoch, E.R.; Dell, R.; Harrington, J.T.; McKinney Jr, R.E.; McLellan, A.; Mitchell, P.J.; Silverman, S.; Singleton, R.; Siris, E.; for the ASBMR Task Force on Secondary Fracture Prevention
Responsible Garvan Author Professor John Eisman
Publisher Name JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
Published Date 2012-07-28
Published Volume 27
Published Issue 10
Published Pages 2039-2046
Status Published in-print
DOI 10.1002/jbmr.1698
URL link to publisher's version http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22836222
OpenAccess link to author's accepted manuscript version https://publications.gimr.garvan.org.au/open-access/11480