Fragility fractures are common, affecting almost one in two older women and one in three older men. Every fragility fracture signals increased risk of future fractures as well as risk of premature mortality. Despite the major health care impact worldwide, currently there are few systems in place to identify and ‘‘capture’’ individuals after a fragility fracture to ensure appropriate assessment and treatment to reduce future fracture risk and adverse health outcomes.
This presentation will address the key points raised by the ASBMR Task Force on Secondary Fracture Prevention on the current evidence about different systematic interventional approaches, their logical background, as well as the medical and ethical rationale.