Fragility fracture care gap at a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheah, Min Hui, Lai, Pauline Siew Mei, Khor, Hui Min, Ratnasingam, Jeyakantha, Chandrasekaran, C. Sankara Kumar, Singh, Simmrat, Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan, Ong, Terence
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer London Ltd 2023
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/38253/

Fracture begets fracture, pharmacological treatment is needed to prevent secondary fractures. This study found that there was a fragility fracture care gap where both bone health investigations and treatment initiation rates were low. Strategies such as Fracture Liaison Service is needed to address...