The Role of the Fracture Liaison Service in Osteoporosis Care

Mo Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;114(4):295-298.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • 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
  • United States / epidemiology