ReviewAging clinical and experimental research2021
Efficacy and efficiency of fracture liaison services to reduce the risk of recurrent osteoporotic fractures.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Return on investment of fracture liaison services: a systematic review and analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Pooled it
- The integrated structure of care: evidence for the efficacy of models of clinical governance in the prevention of fragility fractures after recent sentinel fracture after the age of 50 years.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Pooled it
- Treatment gaps in osteoporosis care following recurrent fractures: a nationwide cohort study.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2026Article
- Under-recognized, under-referred: a multidisciplinary evaluation of fragility fracture management in the emergency setting.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Regional data, global lessons: what the Asia-Pacific osteoporosis audit teaches the world.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- Ageing and Inequality Drive the Global Burden of Low Bone Mineral Density in Midlife and Older Women.Calcified tissue international · 2026Article
- WHO benchmarks for equitable hip-fracture care and osteoporosis treatment in older people.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026Review
- Impact of a national reimbursement policy on anti-osteoporosis medication prescription at discharge after hip-fracture surgery in Japan: an interrupted time-series analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Cost-utility analysis of coordinator services (FLS) in patients with femur fractures.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Cost‑effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services in Iran.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- The cost-effectiveness of a co-managed care model for elderly hip fracture patients in China: a modelling study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
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- High and very high risk of osteoporotic fracture in Colombia, 2003-2022: identifying diagnostic and treatment gaps.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Observational
- Barriers to osteoporosis management and adherence to Clinical Practice Guideline: a comparative study between tertiary East Coast hospitals and a Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)-accredited hospital in Malaysia.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Article
- Lessons Learned: Evaluation of Fracture Liaison Service Quality Improvement Efforts in a Large Academic Healthcare System.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- A Delphi consensus on the management of Spanish patients with osteoporosis at high risk of fracture: OSARIDELPHI study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- The interdisciplinary fracture liaison service improves health-related outcomes and survival of older adults after hip fracture surgical repair.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Observational
- Population screening for fracture risk in postmenopausal women - a logical step in reducing the osteoporotic fracture burden?Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Is it time to consider population screening for fracture risk in postmenopausal women? A position paper from the International Osteoporosis Foundation Epidemiology/Quality of Life Working Group.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Towards a cure for osteoporosis: the UK Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) Osteoporosis Research Roadmap.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundActing to prevent the next fracture after a sentinel fracture is support by the evidence base and brings benefits for patients, clinicians and healthcare systems. However, more patients after a fragility fracture remain untreated and vulnerable to future potentially life-changing fractures. Fracture liaison services (FLS) are models of care that can close this care gap.
methodsA narrative review of the key evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of FLS was performed
resultsThere are few randomised control trials of FLSs and none with fracture as the primary outcome. Several observational studies have also demonstrated reductions in fracture, but most were limited by potential bias. Several studies have highlighted that not every FLS is automatically effective.
conclusionFurther research should focus on implementing effective FLS using published standards and only then exploring impacts on patient outcomes such as refracture rates.
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