Combining Osteoporosis, Fragility Fractures, and Bone Health Optimisation in Lee’s TRIAD

Poor bone health in patients undergoing elective surgeries, such as joint replacements or spinal procedures, often leads to avoidable complications, including implant failure and postoperative fractures.

To address these issues, Lee’s TRIAD offers a unified approach that connects osteoporosis, fragility fractures, and proactive bone health optimisation. It promotes the use of similar principles and strategies across these areas for more effective case management.

Bone health assessment and optimisation are essential in patients with osteoporosis, osteopenia with clinical risk factors, and patients with a history of fragility fracture, to ensure implants sit on bone with good density and quality to minimize the complications.

By integrating Lee’s TRIAD into clinical practice, surgeons and physicians can collaborate more effectively, ensuring patients receive consistency in managing bone health optimisation.