Fracture Liaison Service: quale ruolo per l’Endocrinologo?
摘要
Fragility fractures are increasingly becoming a healthcare emergency. While primary prevention of bone fragility is certainly desirable, it is absolutely necessary to manage patients at very high risk of fracture – such as those who have already experienced an osteoporotic fracture – in order to reduce the treatment gap. In the prevention strategies of recurrent fractures, an endocrinologist working in a secondary or tertiary care facility can play a crucial role both in establishing and promoting the function of Fracture Liaison Services.