Fragility Fracture Network

Fragility Fracture Network FFN - A Global Network to Improve Fragility Fracture Management and Prevention The Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) is a global network of activists.

The mission of the Fragility Fracture Network is to promote globally the optimal multidisciplinary management of the patients with a fragility fracture, including secondary prevention

The FFN focuses activity on 6 key themes:

• Peri-operative care
Improving the peri-operative care of fragility fracture sufferers has, and will continue to be, a major focus for FFN members and a theme of F

FN Congresses . The 2 key components of peri-operative care are anaesthesiology and orthopaedic-geriatric co-care (otherwise known as orthogeriatrics).

• Surgical treatment
The primary challenge facing surgeons is how to obtain secure fixation of an implant to osteoporotic bone. Leading initiatives from the AO Foundation (www.aofoundation.org) and Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation (www.otcfoundation.org) have identified and disseminated best practice.

• Rehabilitation
Returning hip fracture sufferers to their pre-fracture level of function and independence is a major challenge. In this regard, provision of effective rehabilitation is a vital component of any system of care for fragility fracture sufferers.

• Secondary prevention
Effective secondary prevention must urgently be established as a standard part of post-fracture care throughout the world. The International Osteoporosis Foundation Capture the Fracture Campaign (www.capturethefracture.org) provides extensive resources for those seeking to eliminate the secondary prevention care gap.

• Research and education
FFN Special Interest Groups are active in establishing a minimum dataset for hip fracture audit, developing evidence-based pathways for vertebral fracture patients and defining key questions in rehabilitation research.

• Changing healthcare policy
Driving policy change that will raise fragility fracture care up the healthcare agenda across the world is a major aim of the FFN. FFN Congresses and the website provide a platform for sharing success in the policy arena. A comprehensive suite of resources are available to FFN members in the Our resources section of the website at www.fragilityfracturenetwork.org. Join the FFN today and become a part of the solution to one of the greatest challenges facing health systems around the world.

Ending Day 1 with a productive FFN Asia Pacific regionalization meeting!
03/09/2026

Ending Day 1 with a productive FFN Asia Pacific regionalization meeting!

Insightful lectures from our distinguished speakers at Symposium 1: Regional Health Policy Program
03/09/2026

Insightful lectures from our distinguished speakers at Symposium 1: Regional Health Policy Program

Please come by our FFN booth!
03/09/2026

Please come by our FFN booth!

A quick coffee break to connect, network, and catch up with fellow participants.
03/09/2026

A quick coffee break to connect, network, and catch up with fellow participants.

Prof. Jacqueline Close delivering her keynote on the Hip Fracture Audit across Asia-Pacific.
03/09/2026

Prof. Jacqueline Close delivering her keynote on the Hip Fracture Audit across Asia-Pacific.

Our FFN President, Prof. Takeshi Sawaguchi, delivering his keynote lecture.
03/09/2026

Our FFN President, Prof. Takeshi Sawaguchi, delivering his keynote lecture.

03/09/2026

The 3rd FFN Asia Pacific Regional Congress is now officially open!

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