Valuable insights gained from visit to Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) in Oxford, a globally renowned orthopaedic hospital with an outstanding Fracture Liaison Service.
Refracture Prevention Initiative, with Lerdsin Hospital as key player, helps to drive FLS implementation across the country
In August 2017, Thailand’s Minister of Public Health, Emeritus Professor Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn announced that secondary fracture prevention would become a national policy of the Ministry of Public Health.
Congratulations to Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital for achieving a gold! This hospital joined Capture the Fracture in May 2016 for the first time, and was awarded a silver for its services to prevent secondary fractures.
A study by Lille University Hospital’s Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) showed that running a FLS improves identification of patients with hip fractures, long term management of fracture patients after evaluation for secondary fracture prevention, and screening for vertebral fractures using Vertebral Fracture Assessment.
