The Global Burden of Surgical Management of Osteoporotic Fractures

Osteoporosis is an epidemic in the developed world. Fracture is a major burden associated with osteoporosis. Surgical management is recommended for particular anatomical areas, whilst other fracture patterns have a less defined and controversial role for surgery. This review aims to highlight increa...

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Published in:World journal of surgery 2020-04, Vol.44 (4), p.1009-1019
Main Authors: Tarrant, Seth M., Balogh, Zsolt J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Aftercare
Aged
Biomedical materials
Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use
Cardiac Surgery
Disease control
Epidemics
Female
Fracture Fixation - methods
Fractures
Fragility
General Surgery
Global Health
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hormone replacement therapy
Humans
Life expectancy
Life span
Male
Management
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedic Procedures - methods
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - epidemiology
Osteoporosis - prevention & control
Osteoporotic Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Osteoporotic Fractures - economics
Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology
Osteoporotic Fractures - surgery
Radiography
Surgery
Surgical Symposium Contribution
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Osteoporosis is an epidemic in the developed world. Fracture is a major burden associated with osteoporosis. Surgical management is recommended for particular anatomical areas, whilst other fracture patterns have a less defined and controversial role for surgery. This review aims to highlight increase in the global burden of osteoporosis and subsequent fragility fractures. As health and life expectancy improves, osteoporotic fracture fixation will constitute a significant physical and economic burden. The surgical management of osteoporotic fractures involves awareness on all levels from government to the individual, from primary prevention of fracture to surgical aftercare in the community.
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-019-05237-y