An estimated 100,000 to 120,000 fragility fractures occur annually in the Netherlands, the equivalent of at least 11 broken bones per hour. The cause is osteoporosis, a disease in which ...
January 30, 2023
Capture the Fracture® (CTF) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022, and it was an ideal occasion to put a spotlight on the achievements of CTF’s extraordinary network of Fracture ...
January 19, 2023
“Broken bones due to osteoporosis, known as fragility fractures, are a major concern for public health in Italy. Unless solutions are found, the current crisis will only escalate as our ...
January 23, 2023
A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® programme, in collaboration with leading Spanish experts, aims to stimulate health policy change that will address ...
January 11, 2023
The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s landmark Capture the Fracture® (CTF) program achieved an important new milestone when it welcomed the 800th Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) to the network in December ...
January 09, 2023
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IOF CEO Philippe Halbout and Monica Caló, regional manager for Latin America, visited Brazil and Mexico to work collaboratively with local organisations and institutions on bone ...
November 03, 2022
World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2022 will mark 10 years since the official launch of Capture the Fracture® (CTF), a landmark programme of the International Osteoporosis Foundation ...
October 18, 2022
This year, to celebrate Capture the Fracture®’s (CTF) 10th anniversary, we look forward to highlighting the extraordinary work of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) which are part of the ...
September 07, 2022
This Global Week of Action on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), from September 5-11, 2022, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) joins the NCD Alliance to urge greater investment in NCDs, including osteoporosis ...
September 05, 2022
The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) Capture the Fracture® program recently launched a new, enhanced online platform to enable coordinated post-fracture care (PFC) services (commonly known as Fracture Liaison Services ...
August 25, 2022
According to the 'SCOPE 2021 - A Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe' report, 2,945,000 individuals are affected by osteoporosis in Spain, and the costs associated with osteoporotic fractures ...
July 05, 2022
An estimated 13 million people are living with osteoporosis in Japan.1 The bone disorder results in painful and disabling fragility fractures, often leading to long-term loss of mobility and ...
June 07, 2022