Fractures

Assessment and initial management of fractures.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Osteoporosis - prevention of fragility fractures

NICE guideline [CG124]

NICE guideline [CG124]: Hip fracture: management

NICE guideline [NG37]: Fractures (complex): assessment and management

NICE guideline [NG38]

NICE guideline [NG38]: Fractures (non-complex): assessment and management

SIGN 142: Management of osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures

2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (AACE/ACE)

Consensus statement: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures rib fracture colloquium clinical practice guidelines

Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures (North American Spine Society Clinical Guideline)

Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults (AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline)

Orthopaedic Trauma: Extremity Fractures (CPG ID:56)

Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening Recommendation Statement (US Preventive Services Task Force)

Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis and bone health