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Here s how osteoporosis treatment got affected by COVID-19 pandemic ANI | Updated: Feb 10, 2021 10:45 IST
Bern [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI): A worldwide survey of medical care providers by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) has uncovered uncommon impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on overall medical care conveyance for osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a chronic, age-related disease that is associated with life-changing fragility fractures. Approximately 740,000 people lose their lives following hip fractures every year.
The survey report is based on online questionnaires completed from April to June 2020 by 209 healthcare providers in 53 countries: 28% from Europe, 24% from North America, and 19%, 17%, and 12% from the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin
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The prevalence of osteoporosis in Latin America (LATAM) has been growing at a rapid pace. The bone diseases causes the loss of bone density, which, in turn, raises the risk of fractures in the body. In LATAM, osteoporosis is among the key causes for the growing incidence of fractures. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, people in the region are projected to suffer from about 655,648 hip fractures by 2050.
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This growing prevalence of osteoporosis and rising incidence of fractures are leading to the increasing need for fracture management in the region. According to a research conducted by P&S Intelligence, the LATAM fracture management market is projected to generate a revenue of $1,002.9 million by 2030, rising from $592.0 million in 2019, progressing at a 5.1% CAGR during the forecast period (2020–2030). The major function of fracture management is to decrease the open or closed fractu
New benchmark set to deliver optimal osteoporosis care throughout Asia Pacific
- Launch of first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosis -
The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has today (Thursday, January 28, 2021) launched the first pan-Asia Pacific clinical practice standards for the screening, diagnosis, and management of osteoporosis, targeting a broad range of high-risk groups.
Published in Osteoporosis International today, The APCO Framework comprises 16 minimum clinical standards set to serve as a benchmark for the provision of optimal osteoporosis care in the region.
Developed by APCO members representing key osteoporosis stakeholders, and multiple medical and surgical specialities, this set of clear, concise, relevant and pragmatic clinical standards aims to support national societies, guidelines development authorities, and health care policy makers with the development of new guidelines, an