Osteoporosis spinal injury 'better treated' by dedicated clinic staffRSS Feed

Patients suffering from osteoporosis spinal injury are more likely to receive appropriate tests and diagnosis when clinics have someone dedicated to screening, research shows.

Outcomes were better when there were personnel present at the clinic whose sole purpose it was to screen for the disease, according to researchers at St Michael's Hospital, who considered evidence from 11 different countires.

Findings published in the Osteoporosis International journal indicate that offering patients a place on a dedicated programme, rather than losing contact with them by sending them somewhere else, also improves treatment outcomes.

Lead researcher Joanna Sale explained: "A fracture clinic is a very busy place.

"It makes sense to have someone who can identify patients who might have osteoporosis, educate them, refer them for a bone mineral density test ... and write a prescription."

Osteoporosis results in spinal injury fractures in as many as half of women and one in five men over the age of 50 worldwide, according to figures from the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

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