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Open AccessPhysical performance and sarcopenia assessment in patients with a recent fracture visiting the Fracture Liaison Service
Impaired physical performance is associated with increased fracture risk. Performance on four physical functioning tests and prevalence of sarcopenia were assessed for 1789 fracture patients and compared to re...
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Open AccessThe Dutch multidisciplinary guideline osteoporosis and fracture prevention, taking a local guideline to the international arena
In 2018, a grant was provided for an evidence-based guideline on osteoporosis and fracture prevention based on 10 clinically relevant questions.
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Open AccessDisease Manifestations and Complications in Dutch X-Linked Hypophosphatemia Patients
X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most common monogenetic cause of chronic hypophosphatemia, characterized by rickets and osteomalacia. Disease manifestations and treatment of XLH patients in the Netherla...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services: a Markov model using Dutch real-world data
This study assessed the lifetime cost-effectiveness of a fracture liaison service (FLS) compared to no-FLS in the Netherlands from a societal perspective and suggested that FLS was cost-effective in patients w...
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Open AccessPhysical Functioning in Patients with a Recent Fracture: The “Can Do, Do Do” Framework Applied to Explore Physical Capacity, Physical Activity and Fall Risk Factors
Physical capacity (PC) and physical activity (PA) are associated physical performance measures, and combined, PC and PA are used to categorize physical performance in the “can do, do do” framework. We aimed to...
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The fracture liaison service, a step forward not only in fracture reduction, but also in mortality reduction
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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life of patients with a recent fracture attending a fracture liaison service: a 3-year follow-up study
This study explored the course of health state utility value over 3 years in patients with a recent fracture attending a Fracture Liaison Service and suggested that the overall change in health-related quality...
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Open AccessFracture Patterns in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature
In this narrative review, we have summarized the literature on fracture risk in T1DM and T2DM with a special focus on fracture site, time patterns, glucose-lowering drugs, and micro- and macrovascular complica...
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Open AccessAssociation of secondary displacement of distal radius fractures with cortical bone quality at the distal radius
The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of patient characteristics, bone mineral density (BMD), bone microarchitecture and calculated bone strength with secondary displacement of a DRF based ...
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Open AccessThe impact of fracture liaison services on subsequent fractures and mortality: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that fracture liaison service (FLS) is associated with a significantly lower probability of subsequent fractures and mortality although the latter was only fou...
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Open AccessThe clinical application of high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in adults: state of the art and future directions
High-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT) was developed to image bone microarchitecture in vivo at peripheral skeletal sites. Since the introduction of HR-pQCT in 2005, clinical research to gain...
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Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Fracture Risk—a Systematic Review
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased fracture risk. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effects of different classes of glucose-lowering drugs on fracture risk in patients with ...
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Characterization of fracture liaison service non-responders after invitation by home visits and questionnaires
This study aimed to gain insight in specific characteristics and beliefs of FLS non-responders.
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Diabetes and fractures: new evidence of atypical femoral fractures?
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of fractures. In this study, subtrochanteric and femoral shaft fractures were increased in patients with type 1 diabetes compared with the general population. In t...
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Challenges and opportunities to improve fracture liaison service attendance: fracture registration and patient characteristics and motivations
This questionnaire-based study evaluated the reasons for attendance or non-attendance at the fracture liaison service in patients with a recent fracture. Frailty, male sex, living alone, and low education were...
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Open AccessProspective Follow-Up of Cortical Interruptions, Bone Density, and Micro-structure Detected on HR-pQCT: A Study in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Subjects
The purpose of the study was to prospectively investigate change (repair or progression) in the number, surface area and volume of cortical interruptions, bone density (vBMD) and micro-structural parameters as...
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Open AccessDiagnosis of vertebral deformities on chest CT and DXA compared to routine lateral thoracic spine X-ray
X-ray, CT and DXA enable diagnosis of vertebral deformities. For this study, level of agreement of vertebral deformity diagnosis was analysed. We showed that especially on subject level, these imaging techniqu...
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A dedicated Fracture Liaison Service telephone program and use of bone turnover markers for evaluating 1-year persistence with oral bisphosphonates
Telephone call intervention did not improve alendronate persistence in Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) patients in this study. A bone turnover marker cut-off point for alendronate persistence is proposed for in...
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Open AccessThe impact of GI events on persistence and adherence to osteoporosis treatment: 3-, 6-, and 12-month findings in the MUSIC-OS study
The goal of this multinational, prospective, observational study was to examine the relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) events and self-reported levels of medication adherence and persistence in postmen...
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Open AccessComorbidities and medication use in patients with a recent clinical fracture at the Fracture Liaison Service
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-relat...