Quality improvement initiatives in the care and prevention of fragility fractures in the Asia Pacific region

Paul James Mitchell; Seng Bin Ang; Leilani Basa Mercado-Asis; Reynaldo Rey-Matias; Wen-Shiang Chen; Leon Flicker; Edward Leung; David Choon; Sankara Kumar Chandrasekaran; Jacqueline Clare Therese Close; Hannah Seymour; Cyrus Cooper; Philippe Halbout; Robert Daniel Blank; Yanling Zhao; Jae-Young Lim; Irewin Tabu; Maoyi Tian; Aasis Unnanuntana; Ronald Man Yeung Wong; Noriaki Yamamoto; Ding-Cheng Chan; Joon Kiong Lee; Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance

doi:10.1007/s11657-022-01153-2

Quality improvement initiatives in the care and prevention of fragility fractures in the Asia Pacific region

Arch Osteoporos. 2022 Aug 20;17(1):115. doi: 10.1007/s11657-022-01153-2.

Authors

Paul James Mitchell^{1

2

3}, Seng Bin Ang^{4

5}, Leilani Basa Mercado-Asis^{4

6}, Reynaldo Rey-Matias^{7

8

9}, Wen-Shiang Chen^{7

10}, Leon Flicker^{11

12}, Edward Leung^{11

13}, David Choon^{14

15}, Sankara Kumar Chandrasekaran^{14

15}, Jacqueline Clare Therese Close^{16

17

18}, Hannah Seymour^{16

19}, Cyrus Cooper^{20

21

22

23}, Philippe Halbout²⁰, Robert Daniel Blank^{24

25

26}, Yanling Zhao^{24

27}, Jae-Young Lim²⁸, Irewin Tabu^{29

30}, Maoyi Tian^{31

32}, Aasis Unnanuntana³³, Ronald Man Yeung Wong³⁴, Noriaki Yamamoto³⁵, Ding-Cheng Chan³⁶, Joon Kiong Lee³⁷; Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia.
² Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Synthesis Medical NZ Limited, Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁴ Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies, c/o KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Menopause Unit and Family Medicine Service, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Public Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
⁷ Asia-Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁸ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
⁹ College of Medicine, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
¹⁰ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (University Hospital), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
¹¹ Asia Pacific Geriatric Network, Virtual Network, Perth, Australia.
¹² Internal Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
¹³ Geriatric Medicine Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong SAR, China.
¹⁴ Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
¹⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
¹⁶ Fragility Fracture Network, c/o MCI Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
¹⁷ Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
¹⁸ Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹⁹ Department of Geriatrics and Aged Care, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
²⁰ International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyons, Switzerland.
²¹ MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
²² NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
²³ NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
²⁴ International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Middletown, CT, USA.
²⁵ Osteoporosis and Translational Research Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
²⁶ Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
²⁷ Beijing United Family Hospital (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology), Beijing, China.
²⁸ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
²⁹ Department of Orthopedics, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
³⁰ Institute On Aging, National Institutes of Health, UP Manila, Manila, Philippines.
³¹ The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
³² School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
³³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³⁴ Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
³⁶ Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology and Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Changde St, Taipei, Taiwan. [email protected].
³⁷ Department of Orthopaedics, Beacon Hospital, 1, Jalan 215, Section 51, Off Jalan Templer, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. [email protected].

Abstract

This narrative review summarises ongoing challenges and progress in the care and prevention of fragility fractures across the Asia Pacific region since mid-2019. The approaches taken could inform development of national bone health improvement Road Maps to be implemented at scale during the United Nations 'Decade of Healthy Ageing'.

Purpose: This narrative review summarises recent studies that characterise the burden of fragility fractures, current care gaps and quality improvement initiatives intended to improve the care and prevention of fragility fractures across the Asia Pacific region.

Methods: The review focuses on published studies, reports and quality improvement initiatives undertaken during the period July 2019 to May 2022.

Results: Epidemiological studies conducted in countries and regions throughout Asia Pacific highlight the current and projected increasing burden of fragility fractures. Recent studies and reports document a persistent and pervasive post-fracture care gap among people who have sustained fragility fractures. Global initiatives developed by the Fragility Fracture Network and International Osteoporosis Foundation have gained significant momentum in the Asia Pacific region, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-pandemic. The Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance has developed educational resources including a Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox and a Primary Care Physician Education Toolkit. The Asia Pacific Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures Society-a new section of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association-is working to engage orthopaedic surgeons across the region in the care and prevention of fragility fractures. The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis developed a framework to support national clinical guidelines development groups. Considerable activity at the national level is evident in many countries across the region.

Conclusion: Development and implementation of national Road Maps informed by the findings of this review are urgently required to respond to the epidemiological emergency posed by fragility fractures during the United Nations 'Decade of Healthy Ageing'.

Keywords: Fracture liaison service; Fragility fracture; Orthogeriatrics; Osteoporosis; Systematic approach.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asia / epidemiology
COVID-19*
Humans
Osteoporosis* / drug therapy
Osteoporosis* / epidemiology
Osteoporosis* / prevention & control
Osteoporotic Fractures* / epidemiology
Osteoporotic Fractures* / prevention & control
Quality Improvement
Secondary Prevention

Abstract

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