Publications

Two main publications from the NoFRACT study:

• Effect of a Fracture Liaison Service on the Rate of Subsequent Fracture Among Patients With a Fragility Fracture in the Norwegian Capture the Fracture Initiative (NoFRACT): A Trial Protocol.Andreasen C, Solberg LB, Basso T, Borgen TT, Dahl C, Wisløff T, Hagen G, Apalset EM, Gjertsen JE, Figved W, Hübschle LM, Stutzer JM, Elvenes J, Joakimsen RM, Syversen U, Eriksen EF, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Omsland TK, Bjørnerem Å.JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Dec 7;1(8):e185701. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5701.
• Fracture liaison service (FLS) is associated with lower subsequent fragility fracture risk and mortality: NoFRACT (the Norwegian capture the fracture initiative). Andreasen C, Dahl C, Frihagen F, Borgen TT, Basso T, Gjertsen JE, Figved W, Wisløff T, Hagen G, Apalset EM, Stutzer JM, Lund I, Hansen AK, Nissen FI, Joakimsen RM, Syversen U, Eriksen EF, Nordsletten L, Omsland TK, Bjørnerem Å, Solberg LB.Osteoporos Int. 2025 Mar;36(3):501-512. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07376-y.

Other studies

• Post-fracture Risk Assessment: Target the Centrally Sited Fractures First! A Substudy of NoFRACT. Borgen TT, Bjørnerem Å, Solberg LB, Andreasen C, Brunborg C, Stenbro MB, Hübschle LM, Froholdt A, Figved W, Apalset EM, Gjertsen JE, Basso T, Lund I, Hansen AK, Stutzer JM, Omsland TK, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Eriksen EF.J Bone Miner Res. 2019 Nov;34(11):2036-2044. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3827.
• High prevalence of vertebral fractures and low trabecular bone score in patients with fragility fractures: A cross-sectional sub-study of NoFRACT.Borgen TT, Bjørnerem Å, Solberg LB, Andreasen C, Brunborg C, Stenbro MB, Hübschle LM, Froholdt A, Figved W, Apalset EM, Gjertsen JE, Basso T, Lund I, Hansen AK, Stutzer JM, Dahl C, Omsland TK, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Eriksen EF.Bone. 2019 May;122:14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
• Determinants of trabecular bone score and prevalent vertebral fractures in women with fragility fractures: a cross-sectional sub-study of NoFRACT.Borgen TT, Bjørnerem Å, Solberg LB, Andreasen C, Brunborg C, Stenbro MB, Hübschle LM, Figved W, Apalset EM, Gjertsen JE, Basso T, Lund I, Hansen AK, Stutzer JM, Dahl C, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Eriksen EF.Osteoporos Int. 2020 Mar;31(3):505-514. doi: 10.1007/s00198-019-05215-z. Epub 2019 Nov 21.
• Validation of forearm fracture diagnoses in administrative patient registers.Omsland TK, Solberg LB, Bjørnerem Å, Borgen TT, Andreasen C, Wisløff T, Hagen G, Basso T, Gjertsen JE, Apalset EM, Figved W, Stutzer JM, Nissen FI, Hansen AK, Joakimsen RM, Figari E, Peel G, Rashid AA, Khoshkhabari J, Eriksen EF, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Dahl C.Arch Osteoporos. 2023 Aug 24;18(1):111.
• Forearm fractures - are we counting them all? An attempt to identify and include the missing fractures treated in primary care. Dahl C, Ohm E, Solbakken SM, Anwar N, Holvik K, Madsen C, Frihagen F, Bjørnerem Å, Igland Nissen F, Solberg LB, Omsland TK.Scand J Prim Health Care. 2023 Sep;41(3):247-256.
• Subsequent fracture risk in Norwegians and immigrants with an index forearm fracture: a cohort study. Semsarian S, Omsland TK, Heen E, Madar AA, Frihagen F, Gjertsen JE, Solberg LB, Figved W, Stutzer JM, Borgen TT, Andreasen C, Hansen AK, Bjørnerem Å, Dahl C.Arch Osteoporos. 2024 Aug 6;19(1):72.
• Epidemiology of forearm fractures in women and men in Norway 2008-2019.
• Andreasen C, Dahl C, Solberg LB, Borgen TT, Wisløff T, Gjertsen JE, Figved W, Stutzer JM, Nissen FI, Nordsletten L, Frihagen F, Bjørnerem Å, Omsland TK.Osteoporos Int. 2024 Apr;35(4):625-633.
• Distal forearm fracture risk in a cohort of female and male immigrants and Norwegian-born residents aged 20 to 79 years in Norway.Lashkari R, Dahl C, Borgen TT, Bjørnerem Å, Gjertsen JE, Wisløff T, Stutzer JM, Figved W, Hansen AK, Solberg LB, Frihagen F, Heen E, Omsland TK.Arch Osteoporos. 2025 Jun 23;20(1):81.
• Adherence to secondary fracture prevention is associated with reduced risk of subsequent fractures. Bjørnerem Å, Khoshkhabari J, Hansen AK, Borgen TT, Frihagen F, Solberg LB, Omsland TK, Nissen FI.Osteoporos Int. 2025 Nov;36(11):2263-2272.
• External validation of FRISBEE 2-year and 5-year fracture prediction models in a fracture liaison service cohort.Borgen TT, Brunborg C, Frihagen F, Solberg LB, Andreasen C, Figved W, Apalset EM, Gjertsen JE, Basso T, Stutzer JM, Nordsletten L, Eriksen EF, Bjørnerem Å.Arch Osteoporos. 2025 Aug 2;20(1):107. doi: 10.1007/s11657-025-01516-5.