Patient profile in a bone health and osteoporosis prevention service in Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 511-515

  McGowan, B ^a   Bennett, K ^a   Marry, J ^a   Walsh, J B ^a   Casey, M C ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone health; Fractures; Osteoporosis clinic; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RISEDRONIC ACID; STRONTIUM RANELATE; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CODING; PRESCRIPTION;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84867840249     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-012-0806-9     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Kanis JA, Johnell O, De Laet C et al (2004) A meta-analysis of previous fracture and subsequent fracture risk. Bone 35:375-382
2. Cuddihy M-T, Gabriel SE, Crowson CS et al (2002) Osteoporosis intervention folllowing distal forearm fractures- a missed opportunity? Arch Intern Med 162:421-426
3. Khan SA, de Geus C, Russell AS (2001) Osteoporosis follow-up after wrist fractures following minor trauma. Arch Intern Med 161:1309-1312
4. Smith MD, Ross W, Ahern MJ (2001) Missing a therapeutic window of opportunity: an audit of patients attending a tertiary teaching hospital with potentially osteoporotic hip and wrist fractures. J Rheumatology 28:2504-2508
5. Bellantonia S, Fortinsky R, Prestwood K (2001) How well are community-living women treated for osteoporosis after hip fracture? J Am Geriatr Soc 49:1197-1204
6. McGowan B, Bennett K, Barry M, Canny M (2008) The utilisation and expenditure of medicines for the prophylaxis and treatment of osteoporosis. IMJ 101((Number 2)):38-41
7. Cummings SR, Melton LJ (2002) Epidemiology and outcomes of osteoporotic fractures. Lancet 359:1761-1767
8. (2008) Strategy to prevent falls and fractures in Ireland's ageing population. Report of the National Steering Group on the Prevention of Falls in Older People and the Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis throughout Life
9. WHO Scientific Group (2003) Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis, WHO Technical Report Series, No 921. http://appswhoint/bookorders/anglais/ detart1jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=10&codcch=921
10. Connor MO, Van Der Kamp S (2008) Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) services in Ireland, How do we fare. http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/ Publications/services/Older/Dual-Energy-X-ray
11. The International Society of Clinical Densitometry http://www.iscd.org Accessed on line 29/06/11
12. Cranney A, Guyatt G, Griffith L et al (2002) Summary of meta-analyses of therapies for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Endocrinology Rev 23:570-578
13. Bone HG, Hoskings D, Devogelaer JP et al (2004) Ten years' experience with alendronate for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 350:1189-1199
14. Pleiner-Duxneuner J, Zwettler E, Paschalis E et al (2009) Treatment of osteoporosis with parathyroid hormone and teriparatide. Calcif Tissue Int 84(3):159-170
15. Tournis S, Economopoulos D, Lyritis G (2006) Strontium ranelate: a novel treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1092:403-407
16. Lundkvist J, Johnell O, Cooper C et al (2006) Economic evaluation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis Int 17:201-211