Management der Osteoporose nach Fragilitätsfrakturen

Gosch M, Stumpf U, Kammerlander C, Boecker W, Wicklein S (2018)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2018

Journal

Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 51

Pages Range: 113-125

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1007/s00391-017-1355-7

Abstract

Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic bone disease with decreased bone strength and an increased susceptibility for fractures. Older people in particular face an increased risk of fractures. These kind of fractures are usually caused by an inadequate trauma and are the so-called fragility fractures. In older adults immediate fracture stabilization and early mobilization have become the standard procedure after a fragility fracture. Treatment of the underlying osteoporosis often plays a minor role in clinical practice. Only a small group of patients are already under osteoporosis medication and even after a fracture occurs only few patients receive osteoporosis drug treatment with the aim to reduce the progression of osteoporosis and to reduce subsequent fractures. In the literature this has been described as the osteoporosis care gap. The following article presents an overview of treatment options and answers many different questions from the clinical routine.

Authors with CRIS profile

Hans Jürgen Heppner

Involved external institutions

Klinikum der Universität München (Großhadern und Innenstadt) DE Germany (DE) Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nürnberg DE Germany (DE) HELIOS Kliniken DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Gosch, M., Stumpf, U., Kammerlander, C., Boecker, W., & Wicklein, S. (2018). Management der Osteoporose nach Fragilitätsfrakturen. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 51(1), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-017-1355-7

MLA:

Gosch, M., et al. "Management der Osteoporose nach Fragilitätsfrakturen." Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 51.1 (2018): 113-125.

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