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ENP99: Fracture Liaison Services

July 9, 2025·19 min·2 clips

Dr. Peter Ebeling reveals fracture liaison services reduce fractures by 74% in the first year but remain underutilized due to funding.

This episode explores fracture liaison services - coordinated care models designed to identify and treat patients after fragility fractures to prevent subsequent breaks. Three leading researchers discuss why these services are underutilized despite reducing fractures by 74% in the first year and saving healthcare systems $10.49 for every dollar invested. The conversation addresses the global burden of osteoporosis-related fractures and the urgent need for better care coordination as populations age.

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A practical case for making post-fracture care coordinated, funded, and routine.

Fracture liaison services sit at the center of this conversation, but the stronger point is the gap between effective secondary prevention and the funding needed to make it routine.

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You want the case for fracture liaison services, with the funding problem and care-coordination details intact.

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