Comorbidities and medication use in patients with a recent clinical fracture at the Fracture Liaison Service.

ABSTRACT: In this cross-sectional study, two-thirds of Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) patients had comorbidities and medications associated with increased bone- or fall-related fracture risk. Bone-related and fall-related fracture risk (BRR and FRR) were associated with age and fracture type, but not with gender or BMD. Systematic evaluation of these factors leads to a more profound assessment in FLS care. INTRODUCTION:This study is a systematic evaluation of comorbidities and medications associated with increased fracture risk in patients aged 50-90 years with a recent fracture visiting the FLS. METHODS:In this cross-sectional cohort study, comorbidities were classified according to ICD-10 and medications according to the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and further categorized in

SUBMITTER: Vranken L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5818578 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature