A comprehensive fracture prevention strategy in older adults: The European union geriatric medicine society (EUGMS) statement

H. Blain (1) , T. Masud , P. Dargent-Molina (2) , C. Martin , E. Rosendahl , N. van Der Velde , J. Bousquet , A. Benetos (3) , C. Cooper , A. Kanis , J. Reginster (4) , R. Rizzoli (5) , B. Cortet (6) , M. Barbagallo , K. Dreinhöfer , B. Vellas , S. Maggi , T. Strandberg , M. Alvarez , Cédric Annweiler , P. Bernard , N. Beswetherick , A. Bischoff-Ferrari , F. Bloch , J. Boddaert , M. Bonnefoy , V. Bousson , I. Bourdel-Marchasson , A. Capisizu , H. Che , G. Clara , B. Combe , D. Delignieres , P. Eklund , M. Emmelot-Vonk , E. Freiberger , B. Gauvain , N. Goswami , N. Guldemond , C. Herrero , E. Joël , A. Jónsdóttir , G. Kemoun , I. Kiss , H. Kolk , M. Kowalski , Š. Krajcík , G. Kutsal , F. Lauretani , J. Macijauskienė , M. Mellingsæter , J. Morel , France Mourey (7, 8) , F. Nourashemi , C. Nyakas , F. Puisieux , P. Rambourg , G. Ramírez , K. Rapp , Y. Rolland , J. Ryg , O. Sahota , S. Snoeijs , Y. Stephan , E. Thomas , C. Todd , J. Treml , R. Adachi , D. Agnusdei , J. Body , V. Breuil , O. Bruyère (4) , P. Burckardt , B. Cannata-Andia , J. Carey , C. Chan , L. Chapuis , T. Chevalley , M. Cohen-Solal , B. Dawson-Hughes , E.M. Dennison , P. Devogelaer , P. Fardellone , M. Féron , A. Perez , D. Felsenberg , C. Glueer , N. Harvey , M. Hiligsman , M. Javaid , N.R. Jörgensen , D. Kendler , M. Kraenzlin , M. Laroche , E. Legrand , W.D. Leslie , Eric Lespessailles , E.M. Lewiecki , T. Nakamura , A. Papaioannou , Clément Roux , S. Silverman , S. Henriquez , T. Thomas , S. Vasikaran , N.B. Watts , G. Weryha

1 Department of Geriatrics - Efficiency and Deficiency Laboratory
2 CRESS (U1153 / UMR_A_1125 / UMR_S_1153) - Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique Sorbonne Paris Cité
3 Service de médecine gériatrique
4 Department of public health
5 Service of Bone Diseases, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics
6 Service de rhumatologie[Lille]
7 CAPS - Cognition, Action, et Plasticité Sensorimotrice [Dijon - U1093]
8 UFR des Sciences de Santé (Université de Bourgogne)

Prevention of fragility fractures in older people has become a public health priority, although the most appropriate and cost-effective strategy remains unclear. In the present statement, the Interest group on falls and fracture prevention of the European union geriatric medicine society (EUGMS), in collaboration with the International association of gerontology and geriatrics for the European region (IAGG-ER), the European union of medical specialists (EUMS), the Fragility fracture network (FFN), the International osteoporosis foundation (IOF) - European society for clinical and economic aspects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (ECCEO), outlines its views on the main points in the current debate in relation to the primary and secondary prevention of falls, the diagnosis and treatment of bone fragility, and the place of combined falls and fracture liaison services for fracture prevention in older people. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

Mots clés: Falls; Fragility fracture; Older people; Prevention; Position statement; randomized controlled-trials; bone-mineral density; fall induced injuries; hip-fracture; osteoporotic fractures; postmenopausal women; cost-effectiveness; zoledronic acid; risk-factors; pharmacological-treatments

Domaines: Gériatrie et gérontologie

H. Blain, T. Masud, P. Dargent-Molina, C. Martin, E. Rosendahl, et al.. A comprehensive fracture prevention strategy in older adults: The European union geriatric medicine society (EUGMS) statement. European Geriatric Medicine, 2016, 7 (6), pp.519 - 525. ⟨10.1016/j.eurger.2016.04.012⟩. ⟨hal-01521836⟩