Abstract
Once a fragility fracture has occurred after the age of 50 years, 41-85% of patients will experience another fracture. Patients who present at hospitals with a fragility fracture would benefit from introduction of fracture prevention programmes, as these programmes have been shown to reduce the number of subsequent fractures, reduce mortality, and furthermore are cost-effective. This paper presents the evidence for implementation of fracture prevention programmes and how these can be introduced successfully.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fracture prevention programmes can reduce the number of subsequent fractures |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Article number | V05150451 |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 177 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |