Bone Abstracts

Objective: The aim of this study was to gain insight into all the current overall costs (direct medical, direct non-medical and indirect costs) of clinical fractures in osteoporotic patients aged 50 years and older in the Netherlands.Materials and methods: This prospective study was part of a larger study in which the effect of a fracture nurse on diagnosis and subsequent treatment of elderly osteoporotic patients with a recent fracture was assessed. Inc...

Objective: Increase the percentage of elderly fracture patients undergoing a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurement, and investigate why some patients did not respond to invitation to our fracture liaison service (FLS).Materials and methods: In four Dutch hospitals, fracture patients ≥50 years were invited for a DXA measurement and visit to our FLS. Patients who did not respond, were contacted by telephone. In patients diagnosed with os...