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. 2023:122 Suppl 1:S14-S20.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2023.01.013. Epub 2023 Feb 10.

Asia-pacific consensus on osteoporotic fracture prevention in postmenopausal women with low bone mass or osteoporosis but no fragility fractures

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Asia-pacific consensus on osteoporotic fracture prevention in postmenopausal women with low bone mass or osteoporosis but no fragility fractures

Chun-Feng Huang et al. J Formos Med Assoc. 2023.
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Abstract

Postmenopausal women are at significant risk for osteoporotic fractures due to their rapid bone loss. Half of all postmenopausal women will get an osteoporosis-related fracture over their lifetime, with 25% developing a spine deformity and 15% developing a hip fracture. By 2050, more than half of all osteoporotic fractures will occur in Asia, with postmenopausal women being the most susceptible. Early management can halt or even reverse the progression of osteoporosis. Consequently, on October 31, 2020, the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association hosted the Asia-Pacific (AP) Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention (POFP) consensus meeting, which was supported by the Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies (AFOS) and the Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Foundation (APOF). International and domestic experts developed ten applicable statements for the prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women with low bone mass or osteoporosis but no fragility fractures in the AP region. The experts advocated, for example, that postmenopausal women with a high fracture risk be reimbursed for pharmaceutical therapy to prevent osteoporotic fractures. More clinical experience and data are required to modify intervention tactics.

Keywords: Asia–pacific; Consensus; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fracture; Postmenopausal women; Prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest Chih-Hsing Wu received honoraria for lectures, attending meetings, and/or travel from Eli Lilly, Roche, Amgen, Merck, Servier laboratories, GE Lunar, Harvester, TCM Biotech, and Alvogen/Lotus. E Michael Lewiecki is an investigator, consultant, and speaker for Amgen, and an investigator for Radius.

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