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ArticleJournal of osteoporosis2020

Evaluation of the Fracture Liaison Service within the Canadian Healthcare Setting.

Matthew Wong-Pack, Nawazish Naqvi, George Ioannidis, Ramy Khalil, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan Adachi, Arthur N Lau

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Article in Journal of osteoporosis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Preventing hip fractures with multidisciplinary teams: a Canadian perspective.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Matthew Wong-PackDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8240-2665
Nawazish NaqviDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
George IoannidisGeriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Ramy KhalilDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Alexandra PapaioannouGeriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-0932
Jonathan AdachiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-2767
Arthur N LauDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies evaluating fracture liaison service (FLS) programs have found them to be cost-effective, efficient, and reduce the risk of fracture. However, few studies have evaluated the clinical effectiveness of these programs. We compared the patient populations of those referred for osteoporosis management by FLS to those referred by primary care physicians (PCP), within the Canadian healthcare system in the province of Ontario. Specifically, we investigated if a referral from FLS is similarly effective as PCP at identifying patients at risk for future osteoporotic fractures and if osteoporosis therapies have been previously initiated. A retrospective chart review of patients assessed by a single Ontario rheumatology practice affiliated with FLS between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017, was performed identifying two groups: those referred by FLS within Hamilton and those referred by their PCP for osteoporosis management. Fracture risk of each patient was determined using FRAX. A total of 573 patients (

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