Management Of Osteoporosis: Prevention Of Fragility Fractures In Scotland. Presented by DR SJ Gallacher.

1. SIGNing-UP to 142
Dr SJ Gallacher
Consultant Physician
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow UK
Management of Osteoporosis: Prevention of
Fragility Fractures in Scotland

2. Projected incidence of hip fractures by 2050
Time to halt the epidemic if we act now
Adapted from Cooper C et al, Osteoporosis Int, 1992;2:285-289
Estimated no of hip fractures: (1000s)
Projected to
reach 3.25
million in
Asia by 2050
1990 2050
600
3250
1990 2050
668
400
1990 2050742
378
1990 2050
100
629
Total number of
hip fractures:
1990 = 1.66 million
2050 = 6.26 million
Projected incidence of hip fractures by 2050
Time to halt the epidemic

5. www.nos.org.uk/forms/manifesto-scotland.pdf
NOS Manifesto for Scotland

6. Falls and Fragility Fractures in Scotland
6
2014
The Prevention and
Management of Falls in
the Community.
A Framework for Action
for Scotland 2014-16
2015
Management of
osteoporosis and the
prevention of fragility
fractures.
2014
Scottish Standards of
Care for Hip Fracture
Patients