Listen again - our researcher @ProfSahota speaks to @BBCNottingham about the benefits of our nutritious ice cream for older patients, N-ICE Cream. @nottmhospitals
https://t.co/IiwrbRxEe7
@ProfSahota#BGSconf@GeriSoc nearly 100k spinal fractures admitted to English hospitals over 3 years; @FF_Network aiming to define standard of care globally consisting of pain management, improving physical functioning and falls + fracture prevention https://t.co/U4yderxelh
Next up, @ProfSahota on vertebral fractures - oft-neglected, common, and a source of an enormous amount of pain, misery, and hospital admissions #BGSconf
๐ฆด "IV zoledronate is now considered as a firstline anti-osteoporosis treatment, particularly post-hip fracture"
โ Do you routinely give IV zol in hip fracture patients in your service?
๐ https://t.co/oUKTmPEwhv
Sacroplasty for insufficiency fractures.
Done only with local & epidural block (5 mL Lidocaine).
No IV sedation/analgesia meds (comorbidities).
Same day discharge.
Significant pain relief on follow up.
@FF_Network Symposium @EUGMS2024
Pelvic fragility fractures: the overlooked osteoporotic fracture, with 60% presenting with co-existing sacral fractures.
Require optimisation of pain, nutritional intake, and early mobilization.
@EuGMSSociety @ahernemer@amkilgannon
A new high protein ice cream is more accepted and preferred by older patients with a hip or spine fracture compared with standard milkshake oral nutritional supplement and presents as a promising alternative/option for improving dietary intake.ย
https://t.co/RDOyH2oBmj
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT ๐ก
@ProfSahota will be joining us at AAA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 in Nottingham this June.
Register now to see his talk on Nutrition Hip Fracture
https://t.co/NO51WtgJ4lโฆ
#AAAConf#AAA#ASM#Nottingham
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๐ฆด IV zoledronate in the days just after #hipfracture should be 1st line treatment for osteoporosis
๐ Consensus statement from UK & Ireland
๐ https://t.co/du5A7wqgD5
Congratulations to the members of the FFN Hip Fracture Audit and the Secondary Prevention advisory groups on their consensus paper about the use of intravenous zoledronate after hip fracture.
https://t.co/du5A7wqOsD