Clinical guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: summary statements and recommendations from the Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
J Orthop Traumatol
; 18(Suppl 1): 3-36, 2017 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology conceived this guidance-which is primarily addressed to Italian orthopedic surgeons, but should also prove useful to other bone specialists and to general practitioners-in order to improve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis and its consequences. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Literature reviews by a multidisciplinary team.RESULTS:
The following topics are covered the role of instrumental, metabolic, and genetic evaluations in the diagnosis of osteoporosis; appraisal of the risk of fracture and thresholds for intervention; general strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (primary and secondary prevention); the pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis; the setting and implementation of fracture liaison services for tertiary prevention. Grade A, B, and C recommendations are provided based on the main levels of evidence (1-3). Toolboxes for everyday clinical practice are provided.CONCLUSIONS:
The first up-to-date Italian guidelines for the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are presented.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteoporose
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Fraturas por Osteoporose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Orthop Traumatol
Assunto da revista:
ORTOPEDIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália