Interventions to improve inpatient osteoporosis management following first osteoporotic fracture: the PREVENT project
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Minimally Invasive Treatment for Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Using Sagittal Alignment Screws and A Trauma Reduction Device
Published on: November 8, 2024
Pedro Carpintero1, Enrique Gil-Garay, Daniel Hernández-Vaquero
1University Hospital Reina Sofia, Mejorana 45, 14012 Cordoba, Spain. pcarpinterob@medynet.com
Objectives:
To establish a protocol for the treatment of fragility fractures in the hospital setting based on treatment of osteoporosis.
Materials And Methods:
An intervention protocol was implemented in patients with fragility fractures based on (1) indicating the diagnosis of osteoporotic fracture in the summary of discharge; (2) "lifestyle recommendations"; and (3) therapy for osteoporosis. Thirty-one hospitals were involved and they were informed of the importance of protocol compliance. In the first phase, a retrospective study was conducted to establish the number of low-energy fractures treated and the percentage of them that had complied with the protocol (n = 887). Then, prospectively, the same data were collected for the patients managed for 1 year (n = 6,826) in three sections of 4-month intervals.
Results:
The percentage of compliance increased from 8.2 to 57.2% in the first point, from 12.6 to 42.4% in the second, and from 10.3 to 43.2% in the third.
Conclusion:
The implementation of programs to improve osteoporosis treatment is very useful for ensuring adherence in the management of osteoporosis following admission due to fragility fracture.
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