• J Bone Joint Surg Am · Apr 2015

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    Establishing a fracture liaison service: an orthopaedic approach.

    • Anna N Miller, Anne F Lake, and Cynthia L Emory.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1070. E-mail address for A.N. Miller: anmiller@wakehealth.edu.
    • J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Apr 15; 97 (8): 675-81.

    Abstract➤ Bone health evaluations should be incorporated into care pathways for fragility fractures in all patients who are fifty years of age or older.➤ A fracture liaison service (FLS) is an established and proven method to achieve recommended standards of care for fragility fractures, including intervention for osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention, and bone health evaluation.➤ The FLS facilitates patient care by automatically including all patients with a fragility fracture within a health-care system to provide them with the intervention that they need and to prevent avoidable fracture-related complications or readmissions.➤ An FLS functions with three key personnel: the FLS coordinator (usually an advanced practice provider), a physician champion (usually an orthopaedic surgeon), and a nurse navigator.Copyright © 2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated.

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