Improving the management of patients with minimal trauma fractures
Summary
Most patients with osteoporotic fractures go undiagnosed and untreated. We have established a clinical research program into how to improve this situation, and there is now the opportunity to expand this research into a major PhD project.
This project is most suitable for medical graduates but other graduates are encouraged to inquire as well.
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Program Type
PHD
Synopsis
A recent survey shows that of patients presenting to hospitals with an acute minimal trauma fracture, only 20% get investigated for underlying causes and less then 10% get treated for osteoporosis. Effective treatments are now available that reduce fracture risk by 50% or more, making the current (worldwide) practice of under-diagnosing and under-treating osteoporosis completely unacceptable. In 2006, we have commenced a clinical program into how to improve this situation. By now, over 350 patients have been seen in our Minimal Trauma Fracture Clinic, which follows a novel concept of care. As clinical and various technical data have been collected for all patients, there is now the unique opportunity to expand this endeavour into a major PhD research project.
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Keywords
Osteoporosis, fracture, Diagnosis, investigation, prevention, treatment
Opportunity ID
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is: 931
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