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Fracture liaison service

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Also known as FLS

A coordinated service that identifies adults presenting with a fragility fracture, such as a low-energy wrist fracture, and arranges assessment of bone health and falls risk with treatment to prevent further fractures. Meta-analyses associate it with more bone-density testing and treatment and fewer subsequent fractures.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. Distal radius fractures

    Distal radius fractures for FESSH candidates: instability, alignment and age, DRAFFT, DRAFFT2 and CROSSFIRE, volar plate complications, the DRUJ and CRPS.