title: Establishing a fracture liaison service: an orthopaedic approach.
abstract: ➤ Bone health evaluations should be incorporated into care pathways for fragility fractures in all patients who are fifty years of age or older.➤ A fracture liaison service (FLS) is an established and proven method to achieve recommended standards of care for fragility fractures, including intervention for osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention, and bone health evaluation.➤ The FLS facilitates patient care by automatically including all patients with a fragility fracture within a health-care system to provide them with the intervention that they need and to prevent avoidable fracture-related complications or readmissions.➤ An FLS functions with three key personnel: the FLS coordinator (usually an advanced practice provider), a physician champion (usually an orthopaedic surgeon), and a nurse navigator.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1070. E-mail address for A.N. Miller: anmiller@wakehealth.edu.
authors: Anna N
authors: AN
authors: Miller
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1070. E-mail address for A.N. Miller: anmiller@wakehealth.edu.
authors: Anne F
authors: AF
authors: Lake
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1070. E-mail address for A.N. Miller: anmiller@wakehealth.edu.
authors: Cynthia L
authors: CL
authors: Emory
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States