Of all osteoporosis-related fractures, hip fractures cause the most morbidity with reported mortality rates up to 20-24% in the first year after a hip fracture. Loss of function and independence ...

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First meeting of the Mexican Coalition for Secondary Fracture Prevention identifies challenges and opportunities for the implementation of timely care programmes, and improvement of the quality of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) signed an agreement to develop a strategic roadmap on ...

An estimated 100,000 to 120,000 fragility fractures occur annually in the Netherlands, the equivalent of at least 11 broken bones per hour. The cause is osteoporosis, a disease in which ...

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Leading bone experts from the Asia Pacific convened in Singapore on December 10, 2022 for the Asia ...

“Broken bones due to osteoporosis, known as fragility fractures, are a major concern for public health in Italy. Unless solutions are found, the current crisis will only escalate as our ...

IOF CEO Philippe Halbout recently travelled to four Asian cities to liaise with local member societies, healthcare providers and health authorities, providing a global perspective and support for national efforts ...

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture^® programme, in collaboration with leading Spanish experts, aims to stimulate health policy change that will address ...

Osteoporosis is a serious and growing healthcare problem in Europe, resulting in more than 4.3 million fragility fractures and enormous healthcare costs in excess of €56 billion annually. Nevertheless, it ...

This Global Week of Action on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), from September 5-11, 2022, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) joins the NCD Alliance to urge greater investment in NCDs, including osteoporosis ...

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Ten years after the publication of the first audit report on osteoporosis for the Latin American region in 2012, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) regional office for ...

An osteoporotic fracture occurs every three seconds worldwide.¹ 

With more than 50 per cent of the world’s hip fractures expected to occur in the Asia Pacific (AP) region ...