Tool offers improved method for calculating fracture risks
March 9th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Physicians now can take advantage of new tools that go beyond bone density scores to help assess the fracture risk faced by older patients with low bone mass.
FRAX, an algorithm developed by the World Health Organization to calculate an individual’s 10-year risk of fracture, was released Feb. 21, as was a new clinician’s guide for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, that incorporates the algorithm. The guide was developed by the National Osteoporosis Foundation in collaboration with the American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American College of Radiology, the American Orthopaedic Assn. and the International Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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