Journal
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
Volume 129, Issue 2, Pages 245-250Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0809-1
Keywords
Osteoporotic fractures; Osteoporosis treatment; Secondary prevention
Categories
Funding
- Merck Sharp and Dohme, Spain
Ask authors/readers for more resources
To establish a protocol for the treatment of fragility fractures in the hospital setting based on treatment of osteoporosis. An intervention protocol was implemented in patients with fragility fractures based on (1) indicating the diagnosis of osteoporotic fracture in the summary of discharge; (2) lifestyle recommendations; and (3) therapy for osteoporosis. Thirty-one hospitals were involved and they were informed of the importance of protocol compliance. In the first phase, a retrospective study was conducted to establish the number of low-energy fractures treated and the percentage of them that had complied with the protocol (n = 887). Then, prospectively, the same data were collected for the patients managed for 1 year (n = 6,826) in three sections of 4-month intervals. The percentage of compliance increased from 8.2 to 57.2% in the first point, from 12.6 to 42.4% in the second, and from 10.3 to 43.2% in the third. The implementation of programs to improve osteoporosis treatment is very useful for ensuring adherence in the management of osteoporosis following admission due to fragility fracture.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available