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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2026

Regional data, global lessons: what the Asia-Pacific osteoporosis audit teaches the world.

Manju Chandran, Paul Mitchell, Peter R Ebeling, Ambrish Mithal, Philippe Halbout, Nicholas C Harvey, Eugene V McCloskey

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Manju ChandranDepartment of Endocrinology, Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. Manju.chandran@singhealth.com.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-8443
Paul MitchellSynthesis Medical NZ Limited, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Peter R EbelingDepartment of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Ambrish MithalInstitute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Max HealthCare, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India.
Philippe HalboutInternational Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland.
Nicholas C HarveyMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
Eugene V McCloskeyDepartment of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The APCO-IOF Asia Pacific Regional Audit on the epidemiology, costs and burden of osteoporosis 2025 is not just a regional report; it is a systems stress test for global osteoporosis preparedness and ageing. Across 22 countries, structural gaps recur: incomplete fracture surveillance, uneven diagnostic access, misaligned reimbursement, and limited secondary fracture prevention. These are not failures of knowledge but of system design. The lessons are universal: count fractures, define quality, fund post-fracture pathways, develop coherent guidelines, align financing with risk, and track outcomes. Osteoporosis is not a niche specialty concern but a defining test of how health systems respond to demographic ageing.

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Asia PacificAuditFLSFragility fracturesOsteoporosis

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