[Hip Fracture--Epidemiology, Management and Liaison Service. Practice of the secondary fracture prevention of the proximal femoral fracture by the Osteoporosis Liaison Service].

The proximal femoral fracture number of patients increases with age, and it is predicted that patients over 90 years old will increase in future. It causes a decline of ADL and the QOL, mortality aggravation, a remarkable rise of medical care, the nursing-care cost when they present with a fracture. Primary prevention is important to prevent osteoporotic fracture, but the secondary prevention for the prior or new fracture patient is particularly important. For the practice of the secondary prevention, cooperation of a doctor and the medical staff who included not only the hospital but also the cooperation with the medical institution in the area is indispensable. This report introduces osteoporosis liaison service working on in our hospital and is happy if it is with consideration of the practice of the secondary prevention of the proximal femoral fracture.