Fracture risk assessment without bone density measurement in routine clinical practice
Journal article, 2012

Fracture probability assessed without bone mineral density (BMD) could potentially be sufficient for clinical decision making in many individuals categorized as low or high fracture risk. For individuals falling in a moderate risk range, there is incremental value in using BMD in the probability calculation as this appropriately reclassifies risk in over one third of the individuals.

Middle Aged

epidemiology

Aged

Female

etiology

Hip Fractures

epidemiology

Absorptiometry

physiopathology

Osteoporotic Fractures

Male

80 and over

Manitoba

Femur Neck

epidemiology

Risk Assessment

physiopathology

Recurrence

Lumbar Vertebrae

Aged

Bone Density

etiology

Humans

Sex Factors

physiology

Age Factors

methods

Photon

physiopathology

physiopathology

Author

W D Leslie

University of Manitoba

S Morin

McGill University

L M Lix

University of Saskatchewan

Helena Johansson

University of Gothenburg

Anders Odén

University of Gothenburg

Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Statistics

E McCloskey

J A Kanis

University of Sheffield

Osteoporosis International

0937-941X (ISSN) 1433-2965 (eISSN)

Vol. 23 1 75-85

Subject Categories

Endocrinology and Diabetes

DOI

10.1007/s00198-011-1747-2

PubMed

21850546

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