Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
Directed by Dr. María Jesús Montesa, rheumatologist, our Fracture Liaison Service has been running since 2016. The population as of December 2022 is 525,036, comprising the metropolitan area of the island of Tenerife and the entire South and West zone.
The Fracture Liaison Service handles all fragility fractures referred from the Emergency Department or identified by any health professional.
Clinica Vistahermosa
TRAUMATOLOGIA VISTAHERMOSA FRACTURE LIAISON SERVICE
Clinica Vistahermosa is a Spanish private hospital located in Alicante. The hospital serves a population of around 1.000.000 inhabitants between medical insurance companies and private patients.
CHD Vendée site la Roche sur Yon
Department of rheumatology in CHD Vendée serves a population of approximately 670 000. The FLS was established in 2014 to provide primary and secondary care.
Rheumatology nurse visits 3000 patients per year to identify risk factors and to reevaluate the severity of fractures, they also calculate average calcium intake with questionnaire, and perform exercises with patients. If it is necessary they provide densitometry for patients and consultations with rheumatologist.
This intervention was set up with the support of orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists and dietitians.