Comprehensive approach to management of a patient with osteoporosis
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: May 30, 2026, a large interdisciplinary expert summit, "The Osteoporosis Patient's Route – Who's Responsible," was held, bringing together leading specialists in traumatology and orthopedics, rheumatology, geriatrics, and healthcare management. The event was focused on the complex problem of managing elderly and senile patients with osteoporotic (low-energy) fractures, primarily with the proximal femur fractures (PFFs), as well as on the prevention of recurrent fractures and falls. The features of the current approach to treatment of PFFs, issues of the efficacy and safety of anti-resorptive therapy with zoledronic acid, details of current regulatory documents on management of patients with osteoporosis and PFFs were considered, a set of measures for prevention of falls and fractures within the framework of national projects was also presented. The need for mandatory hospitalization and early surgical treatment, timely initiation of therapy for osteoporosis, and ensuring continuity of the patient routing process was emphasized. Keywords: osteoporosis, osteoporotic fractures, proximal femur fractures, recurrent fractures, zoledronic acid, fracture prevention.
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225326657