Executive summary: Italian guidelines for diagnosis, risk stratification, and care continuity of fragility fractures 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fragility fractures are a major public health concern owing to their worrying and growing burden and their onerous burden upon health systems. There is now a substantial body of evidence that individuals who have already suffered a fragility fracture are at a greater risk for further fractures, thus suggesting the potential for secondary prevention in this field.

Purpose

This guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for recognizing, stratifying the risk, treating, and managing patients with fragility fracture. This is a summary version of the full Italian guideline.

Methods

The Italian Fragility Fracture Team appointed by the Italian National Health Institute was employed from January 2020 to February 2021 to (i) identify previously publishe

SUBMITTER: Corrao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151776 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature