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Open AccessThe experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture
There has been little exploration of the effect of fragility fractures on patient perceptions of their age. The common assumption is that fractures “happen to old people”. In individuals with a fragility fract...
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Open AccessPost hip fracture orthogeriatric care—a Canadian position paper addressing challenges in care and strategies to meet quality indicators
Osteoporosis is a major disease state associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Less than half of the individuals sustaining a low energy hip fracture are diagnosed and treated f...
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Quality indicators in primary elective total hip and knee arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) represent a significant portion of healthcare spending and are high-priority for quality improvement initiatives. This study aims to develop quali...
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Patients experience a need for informal care after a fragility fracture
In this qualitative secondary analysis, patients with a fragility fracture described needing informal care post-fracture. A significant proportion reported receiving no care or not enough care, often devising ...
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Open AccessFactors associated with screening positive for high falls risk in fragility fracture patients: a cross-sectional study
We sought to report the prevalence of fragility fracture patients who were screened at high falls risk using a large provincial database, and to determine the characteristics associated with being screened at ...
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Treatment recommendations based on fracture risk status are not consistently provided in osteoporosis guidelines
We examined international osteoporosis guidelines to determine the tools used to assess fracture risk, the classification of fracture risk presented, and the recommendations based on fracture risk status. We c...
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Erratum to: Perceived messages about bone health after a fracture are not consistent across healthcare providers
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Perceived messages about bone health after a fracture are not consistent across healthcare providers
To examine messages perceived by members of an osteoporosis (OP) patient group from various healthcare providers regarding bone health. We conducted a phenomenological (qualitative) study in members of an OP ...
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Strategies used by an osteoporosis patient group to navigate for bone health care after a fracture
To examine experiences and behaviours with bone health management post-fracture among members of a national osteoporosis (OP) patient group.
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Key outcomes are usually not reported in published fracture secondary prevention programs: results of a systematic review
A secondary analysis of a systematic review on interventions to improve osteoporosis (OP) investigation and treatment was conducted to examine reported key outcomes: (1) the cost of the intervention; (2) the p...
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Open AccessPartnership for fragility bone fracture care provision and prevention program (P4Bones): study protocol for a secondary fracture prevention pragmatic controlled trial
Fractures associated with bone fragility in older adults signal the potential for secondary fracture. Fragility fractures often precipitate further decline in health and loss of mobility, with high associated ...
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Open AccessDecision to take osteoporosis medication in patients who have had a fracture and are 'high' risk for future fracture: A qualitative study
Patients' values and preferences are fundamental tenets of evidence-based practice, yet current osteoporosis (OP) clinical guidelines pay little attention to these issues in therapeutic decision making. This m...
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The impact of a simple fracture clinic intervention in improving the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in fragility fracture patients
We examined the effect of a fracture clinic intervention in reducing previously documented undertreatment of osteoporosis (OP) in individuals with fragility fractures. Fragility fracture patients presenting to...
