title: [Hip Fracture--Epidemiology, Management and Liaison Service. Prevention of the secondary hip fractures utilizing the regional post-referral treatment plan].
abstract: Fragility fracture can result in a series of fractures, with the need for the prevention of secondary hip fractures seen as increasingly pertinent in Japan. In 2006, regional post-referral treatment plans for femoral neck fracture came into effect in Japan, but treatment of fracture and prevention of secondary fracture were fragmented. Patient education about prevention included on explanation forms were commenced, but the levels of discharge prescription for osteoporosis medications did not indicate an improvement. We evaluated a fracture liaison service for post-referral treatment plans for femoral neck fracture, by registering rehabilitation-stage hospitals and surveying data over a six-month period about whether there was prescription of osteoporosis medications on discharge, and the varieties of medication prescribed.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors: Mutsumi
authors: M
authors: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents