Very few fractures would be prevented by having more fracture prevention services in hospitals

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Increasing the number of fracture liaison services in Australian hospitals, which are designed to help prevent repeated fractures in people with fragile bone from osteoporosis, would prevent fewer than 1% of minimal trauma fractures but the costs would be substantial, according to modelling in a new study. The study found that the proportion of fractures averted by doubling or even tripling the number of fracture liaison services would be low and that the cost of each averted fracture is high. The authors say alternatives to specialist‐led, hospital‐based services should be explored.

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conference: Medical Journal of Australia

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Organisation/s: Monash University, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, The University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney

Funder: This investigation was funded by Amgen Australia.

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