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The 2nd Fragility Fracture Network
Asia Pacific Regional Congress!

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🦴 #Osteoporosis in men: free book chapter

ℹ️ Written mainly from a USA perspective

ℹ️ Notes the issue of underdiagnosis & undertreatment common to all countries

🔗 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55800…

WHO Webinar for the Launch of ‘Long-term care for older people: Package for universal health coverage’

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We are excited to announce the launch of FFN Switzerland which occurred in March 2024 Every elderly person who suffers a fragility fracture in Switzerland should receive optimal recovery with regained independence and quality of life without suffering further fragility fractures”

FFN European Regional Congress
10-12 October 2024, Istanbul

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Registration Ends in 2 DAYS!

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Model of multidisciplinary teamwork in hip fracture care
Shared responsibility across the multidisciplinary team is fundamental to delivery of hip fracture care.

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e…

FFN European Regional Congress

10-12 October 2024, Istanbul

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

NOW OPEN!

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A survey of awareness and attitudes to the management of fragility fractures among the membership of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association found considerable variation in care across the region.

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the European Regional Congress 2024. 

Benefit from the Early Bird Registration fees until June 1st! Learn more about registration! 

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🏥 Hospital organisational factors & outcomes after hip fracture

🔹 Major study (N=178,757, 18 hospitals)

⭐️ Better outcomes:

✅early post-op mobilisation
✅prompt surgery
✅good clinical governance
✅orthogeriatrics input

+ others

🔗 academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

🦴 IV zoledronate in the days just after #hipfracture should be 1st line treatment for osteoporosis

🌟 Consensus statement from UK & Ireland

🔗 academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

SAVE THE DATE

People following hip fracture receive increasing levels of unpaid care, to support undertaking ADLs at home. Over time, unpaid care is delivered from a wider caregiving network and increased support is received for more complex tasks.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

⚠️🦴 Hip fracture rates projected to ⬆️⬆️⬆️ in next 5 years

♦️ Projections from Scottish Hip Fracture Audit

♦️ Estimated ⬆️ 32% by 2029

♦️ Implications for workforce planning & bed numbers

⭐️ We need to plan for this now

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38160690/

💪 Exercise is effective in preventing & managing fragility fractures

ℹ️ Several modalities including:

⭐️ Resistance

⭐️ Weight-bearing impact activities

⭐️ Balance & mobility training

⭐️ Functional exercise

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

AI identifies 6 times more patients with vertebral fragility fracture resulting in access to an assessment for osteoporosis.  

medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-a…

Congratulations to the members of the FFN Hip Fracture Audit and the Secondary Prevention advisory groups on their consensus paper about the use of intravenous zoledronate after hip fracture.
academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

❓Outcomes of #hipfracture in people aged ≥100?

👉54% mortality at 1 year

👉Complication rate 51%

⭐️More research needed given ageing population

🔗 Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.100…