Challenges and potential solutions in treatment of osteoporotic fracture in China / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

The osteoporotic fracture, also known as fragility fracture, occurs due to osteoporosis. With the acceleration of aging in China, the incidence of osteoporotic fracture increases rapidly, which causes significant changes in the spectrum of orthopedic trauma. The osteoporotic fracture has both the commonness and particularity of fracture, which poses challenges to orthopedic surgeons. Meanwhile, the fast improvement of interdisciplinary research and the advancement of basic research in bone metabolism have brought many opportunities to facilitate the treatment of osteoporotic fracture. The authors intend to illustrate the challenges and solutions during the treatment of osteoporotic fracture by elaborating the awareness, fracture assessment, drug development, implant design, postoperative rehabilitation and refracture prevention to establish an improved protocol for the therapy.