According to the 'SCOPE 2021 - A Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe' report, 2,945,000 individuals are affected by osteoporosis in Spain, and the costs associated with osteoporotic fractures ...
July 05, 2022
An estimated 13 million people are living with osteoporosis in Japan.1 The bone disorder results in painful and disabling fragility fractures, often leading to long-term loss of mobility and ...
June 07, 2022
There is an evident lack of awareness about osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Spain, with both generating a long-term burden at the health and societal level and forecasted to increase ...
May 02, 2022
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A recent publication in Archives of Osteoporosis reviews the cost-effectiveness of Fracture Liaison Services (FLSs) and describes the key components for their effective implementation in ...
April 26, 2022
Although the phenomenon of ‘fracture begets fracture’ is widely known, approximately 80% of patients who sustain a fragility fracture are not diagnosed with or treated for osteoporosis. This treatment gap ...
March 03, 2022
The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) Capture the Fracture® program, which this year proudly marks a decade of operation, has welcomed the 700th post-fracture care coordination program (commonly termed Fracture ...
February 03, 2022
Fragility fractures, which affect an estimated one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50 years worldwide, are a major cause of disability and loss ...
February 02, 2022
On December 14th, the Royal Osteoporosis Society published the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Osteoporosis and Bone Health's Inquiry report into the postcode lottery for osteoporosis care.
The report ...
December 15, 2021
On the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, Dr Philippe Halbout, CEO of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), advocated for secondary prevention of fractures in front of authorities ...
October 28, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Bernardo Stolnicki, a renowned Brazilian orthopedic surgeon committed to bone health and the prevention of osteoporotic fractures, on ...
October 26, 2021
On World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) urges doctors, hospital administrators, and healthcare systems to respond to the global fragility fracture crisis by ensuring ...
October 19, 2021
Nurses play a central role in post-fracture care coordination programmes in their capacity as coordinators and as medical caregivers who interact closely with the patients to provide targeted post-fracture care ...
October 15, 2021