Enrollment in a fracture liaison service does not guarantee post fracture follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess post fracture outpatient follow-up adherence in a cohort of patients enrolled in a fracture liaison service (FLS).

Methods

We analyzed FLS registry data for patients who were hospitalized with fragility fractures from June 2020 through December 2022 and determined the proportion of patients who kept their follow-up appointments in outpatient endocrinology and orthopedic clinics.

Results

We identified 295 patients who were eligible for the FLS pathway; from this group, 57 declined an endocrinology follow-up visit. Of the remaining 238 patients, 95 (40 %) had appointments but subsequently canceled and 7 (3 %) did not show up for their appointments. No follow-up information was documented for 77 patients (32 %). Thus, only 59 of 238 (25 %) kept their

SUBMITTER: Jenkins CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12302876 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature