Inaugural IBMS BoneKEy^® Online Forum

"Postoperative Management of Hip Fractures”

The inaugural IBMS BoneKEy Online Forum on Postoperative Management of Hip Fractures took place on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from noon to 1 PM EST. The Online Forum was a great success: 32 attendees listened to an online PowerPoint presentation by expert presenters Douglas P. Kiel and Sarah D. Berry and an ensuing discussion by an esteemed group of panelists.

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Expert Presenters

Douglas P. Kiel, M.D., M.P.H. and Sarah D. Berry, M.D., M.P.H.

(The Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA)

A live 20 minute online presentation, complete with PowerPoint slides:

• There is a theoretical risk that bisphosphonates would impair fracture healing. What do the animal studies tell us?
• What is the optimal time to start postoperative bisphosphonates?
• Many studies have documented undertreatment of osteoporosis after hip fracture. What is a useful approach to getting treatment to patients?
• How do interventions to prevent falls figure into one's approach to a patient with a hip fracture?
• Case series have reported femoral shaft fractures in bisphosphonate-treated patients with low bone turnover; the overall risk appears to be very low. Were such fractures seen in the Horizon study? Is the risk of such fractures increased in the post-fracture setting? Can we identify a subset of patients at increased risk of complications?
• How should we approach vitamin D therapy for fall prevention and fracture protection post hip fracture?
• The data on fracture protection by hip protectors are decidedly mixed. How can we get to an answer regarding their role in high-risk patients?

Invited Panelists

Michael R. McClung (Oregon Osteoporosis Center, Portland, OR, USA); Kenneth W. Lyles (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA); Cathleen Colon-Emeric (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA); David Marsh (University College London, London, UK); Fergus E. McKiernan (Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA); Joseph E. Zerwekh (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA)

Moderator

Gordon J. Strewler, M.D. (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)

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“Postoperative Management of Hip Fractures” is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from