The Dutch multidisciplinary guideline osteoporosis and fracture prevention, taking a local guideline to the international arena.

J P van den BerghP GeusensN M Appelman-DijkstraH J G van den BroekP J M EldersG de KlerkM van OostwaardH C WillemsM C ZillikensW F Lems

Published in: Archives of osteoporosis (2024)

In our new multidisciplinary guideline osteoporosis and fracture prevention, we developed 5 "relatively new statements" that are all a crucial step forward in the optimization of diagnosis and treatment for fracture prevention. We also developed 5 flowcharts, and we suppose that this may be helpful for individual doctors and their patients in daily practice and may facilitate implementation.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
postmenopausal women
primary care
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
bone mineral density
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported