Fracture liaison service model: project design and accreditation
Study context
- Population
- Italian Fracture Units joining the Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SIOT) fracture liaison service (FLS) accreditation project; individuals with a recent fragility fracture of the femur
- Outcome
- Drafted FLS model
Methodological detailsexpert panel appointed by SIOT, audit by an ACCREDIA-accredited medical certification body, Fracture Units (FUs) that join the project and implement the model are audited by an ACCREDIA-accredited medical certification body
- Expert panel appointed by SIOT
- Audit by an ACCREDIA-accredited medical certification body
- FUs that join the project and implement the model are audited by an ACCREDIA-accredited medical certification body
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Reference operational model describing identification, diagnostic framing and initiation of appropriate secondary prevention programmes for individuals with a recent fragility fracture of the femur
Original publication
Fracture liaison service model: project design and accreditation. Osteoporos Int. Published 24 November 2022. doi:10.
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