Lee, Joon Kiong and Mitchell, Paul James and Bin Ang, Seng and Mercado-Asis, Leilani Basa and Rey-Matias, Reynaldo and Li, Jianan and Flicker, Leon and Leung, Edward and Choon, David and Chandrasekaran, Sankara Kumar and Close, Jacqueline Clare Therese and Seymour, Hannah and Cooper, Cyrus and Halbout, Philippe and Blank, Robert Daniel and Zhao, Yanling and Malhotra, Rajesh and Unnanuntana, Aasis and Woo, Yew Lok and Noor, Zairin and Yang, Rong-Sen and Tabu, Irewin and Islam, Syed Shahidul and Chinoy, Muhammad Amin and Pande, Sonali and Thapa, Buland and Wong, Ronald Man Yeung and Pande, Ketan and Chan, Ding-Cheng (Derrick) and Al, Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture and Frag, Asia Pacific Osteoporosis (2024) Survey of awareness and attitudes to the management of fragility fractures among the membership of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association. Archives of Osteoporosis, 19 (1). p. 24. ISSN 1862-3522, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01375-6.
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A survey of awareness and attitudes to the management of fragility fractures among the membership of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association conducted in 2022 found considerable variation in care across the region. A Call to Action is proposed to improve acute care, rehabilitation and secondary fracture prevention across Asia Pacific. Purpose Fragility fractures impose a substantial burden on older people and their families, healthcare systems and national economies. The current incidence of hip and other fragility fractures across the Asia Pacific region is enormous and set to escalate rapidly in the coming decades. This publication describes findings of a survey of awareness and attitudes to the management of fragility fractures among the membership of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) conducted in 2022. Methods The survey was developed as a collaboration between the Asia Pacific Osteoporosis and Fragility Fracture Society and the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance, and included questions relating to aspects of care upon presentation, during surgery and mobilisation, secondary fracture prevention, and access to specific services. Results In total, 521 APOA members completed the survey and marked variation in delivery of care was evident. Notable findings included: center dot Fifty-nine percent of respondents indicated that analgesia was routinely initiated in transit (by paramedics) or within 30 minutes of arrival in the Emergency Department. center dot One-quarter of respondents stated that more than 80% of their patients underwent surgery within 48 hours of admission.One-third of respondents considered non-hip, non-vertebral fractures to merit assessment of future fracture risk. center dot One-third of respondents reported the presence of an Orthogeriatric Service in their hospital, and less than a quarter reported the presence of a Fracture Liaison Service. center dot One-third of respondents reported the presence of an Orthogeriatric Service in their hospital, and less than a quarter reported the presence of a Fracture Liaison Service. Conclusion A Call to Action for all National Orthopaedic Associations affiliated with APOA is proposed to improve the care of fragility fracture patients across the region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Amgen |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Osteoporosis; Fragility fracture; Systematic approach; Fracture liaison service; Orthogeriatrics |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Orthopaedic Surgery Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2024 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2024 08:28 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45334 |
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