Research progress in prevention and disease management of osteoporotic fractures

Abstract

Osteoporotic fracture is the most major complication of osteoporosis. It is a significant global public health problem which continues to bring serious family and social burden. In order to improve the prevention and treatment of osteoporotic fractures， many countries have carried out new ways of fracture prevention and management， and achieved some results. Prevention mainly aims at those at high risk of fracture， and includes new health education on fracture and the promotion of fall prevention measures. For management， the "Fracture liaison services" mode is mainly applied to the fracture patients， with refined patient management to deal with the fractures that have occurred. This article summarizes the global prevalence of osteoporotic fractures， risk factors， and the current research progress in fracture prevention and management in China and the West.

Keywords

• osteoporotic fracture
• disease management
• health education
• fall