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IMAGE: The Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) Fracture Liaison Service has earned a Capture the Fracture® Gold Standard certificate in recognition of its exemplary service. Waitematā DHB FLS team, from left:. view more
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May 7, 2021 - Nyon, Switzerland
A broken bone after a minor fall is often the first sign of underlying osteoporosis. It s also a warning sign that a fracture patient is at high risk of sustaining further, potentially life-threatening fragility fractures, a risk which is especially high within the following two years.
This is where a fracture liaison service (FLS) can make an essential difference to a patient s future. FLS are coordinated, multidisciplinary services which serve to systematically identify, evaluate, treat and monitor fracture patients in order to significantly reduce their risk of suffering serious secondary fractures.
Study reveals major factors that affect bone health in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients
Impaired bone health is among the most significant long-term consequences of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a common therapy for patients with malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases.
To address this serious problem, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) expert Working Group on Cancer and Bone Disease has published a new Executive Summary of its authoritative state-of-the-art review.
The review outlined the major factors affecting bone health in HSCT patients, and provided expert guidance for the monitoring, evaluation and treatment of bone loss in these patients. Published in the
Bone Loss can be Managed Efficiently After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) by Karishma Abhishek on May 4, 2021 at 10:45 PM
The review by the Cancer and Bone Disease has outlined the major factors affecting bone health in HSCT patients , as published in the Journal of Bone Oncology. Executive Summary provides expert guidance for the monitoring, evaluation and treatment of bone loss in these patients, thereby giving a helpful management algorithm and succinct key guidance based on the working group s expert opinion.
‘As impaired bone health stands as the most significant long-term consequence in HSCT patients, the International Osteoporosis Foundation guides bone assessment, management, and treatment as well as dietary and lifestyle recommendations to overcome these serious problems.’
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Impaired bone health is among the most significant long-term consequences of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a common therapy for patients with malignant and non-malignant haematological diseases.
To address this serious problem, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) expert Working Group on Cancer and Bone Disease has published a new Executive Summary of its authoritative state-of-the-art review. The review outlined the major factors affecting bone health in HSCT patients, and provided expert guidance for the monitoring, evaluation and treatment of bone loss in these patients. Published in the
Journal of Bone Oncology, the Executive Summary now provides a helpful management algorithm and succinct key guidance based on the Working Group s expert opinion.
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Media release from Waitematā DHB
Thursday 29 April 2021, 01:11 PM
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Waitematā DHB’s efforts to curb one of the most damaging and costly causes of injury for older Kiwis have earned it top recognition with the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
The DHB’s fracture liaison service (FLS) has received international Gold Standard recognition from the foundation for its work in preventing injuries from falls and accidents among people aged 65 and older.
Among patients to benefit from the service is Dale Ryburn.
Mrs Ryburn fractured her arm in late January. The team picked her case up via the North Shore Hospital Emergency Department trauma list and got in touch, asking if she would like to undergo a bone density scan. She had the scan in March, which showed that, at 58, she had developed osteoporosis.