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 75-85Subject Categories
Endocrinology and Diabetes
DOI
10.1007/s00198-011-1747-2
PubMed
21850546