Abstract
Fragility fractures are on the rise due to the demographic development and the insufficient osteoporosis treatment of orthogeriatric patients. The combination of geriatric trauma centre and Fracture Liaison Service a more efficient treatment of osteoporosis by a close network of the clinic and the general practitioners. Moreover, the close monitoring of the patient allows the scientific processing of the data. A Fracture Liaison Service increases the efficiency of osteoporosis treatment and provides a close supervision of the patients by their physicians. A rapid initiation of appropriate osteoporosis treatment is achieved and the subsequent fracture rates can be significantly reduced.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Fakultät: | Medizin |
Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
ISSN: | 1023-7763 |
Sprache: | Deutsch |
Dokumenten ID: | 45513 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 27. Apr. 2018, 08:08 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 27. Apr. 2018, 08:08 |