J Bone Metab.  2023 Feb;30(1):31-36. 10.11005/jbm.2023.30.1.31.

Fracture Liaison Service in Korea: 2022 Position Statement of the Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
  • 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea
  • 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
  • 5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
  • 6Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  • 7Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 8Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
  • 9Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
  • 10Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea
  • 11Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 12Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
  • 13Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  • 14Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 15Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bucheon Daesung Medical Center, Bucheon, Korea
  • 16Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 17Department of Neurosurgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
  • 18Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 19Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
  • 20Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 21Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 22Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
  • 23Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
  • 24Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 25Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
  • 26Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
  • 27Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Bumin Hopital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures cause socioeconomic concerns, and medical system and policies appear insufficient to prepare for these issues in Korea, where the older adult population is rapidly increasing. Many countries around the world are already responding to osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures by adopting fracture liaison service (FLS), and such an attempt has only begun in Korea. In this article, we introduce the operation methods for institutions implementing FLS and characteristics of services, and activities of the FLS Committee for FLS implementation in the Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research. In addition, we hope that the current position statement will contribute to the implementation of FLS in Korea and impel policy changes to enable a multidisciplinary and integrated FLS operated under the medical system.

Keyword

Aged; Hip fractures; Korea; Osteoporotic fractures; Fracture liaison service
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