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Low Predictive Value of FRAX Adjusted by Trabecular Bone Score for Osteoporotic Fractures in Korean Women: A Community-Based Cohort Study [PDF]
Background The value of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the trabecular bone score (TBS) for assessing osteoporotic fracture risk has not been fully elucidated in Koreans.
Hana Kim +8 more
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) plays an important role in bone growth and maintenance, and its decreased levels are associated with bone disorders.
Chisato Saeki +6 more
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool are recommended tools for osteoporotic fracture risk evaluation, but are underutilized.
Chen-I Hsieh +13 more
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Screening tools for osteoporosis in India: Where do we place them in current clinical care?
The prevalence of osteoporosis is about 40%–50% in postmenopausal women and 20% in older men. The limited availability of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanners across the country calls for the presence of alternate risk assessment tools to ...
Kripa Elizabeth Cherian +3 more
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Clinical Impact of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool on the Treatment Decision for Osteoporosis in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multicenter Comparative Study of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool and World Health Organization Criteria. [PDF]
Kim BY +8 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE FRACTURE RISK THROUGH FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL (FRAX) IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Current National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) guidelines recommend treating patients with a 10-year fracture risk (FRAX) of ≥3% for hip fractures or ≥20% for major osteoporotic fractures to reduce the future fracture risk. The present study investigated the distribution of the women in the groups with a FRAX score for major osteoporotic fractures ...
Elena Kirilova, Stoyanka Vladeva
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Introduction: Disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism are prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are important causes of morbidity also their diagnosis often delayed and require a spectrum of investigations.
Sunil K Patro +2 more
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Objective:The purpose of this study was to identify the most preferred measurement tools for assessing fracture risk and quality of life (QoL) in patients with osteoporosis (OP).Materials and Methods:The QoL questionnaires and risk assessment calculators
Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal +6 more
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Update on the Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture are one of the most common side effects of glucocorticoid therapy. All patients who are taking any dose of glucocorticoids for over 3 months should have a bone health assessment.
Ai Lee Lim, Swan Sim Yeap
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A Risk Assessment Tool for Predicting Fragility Fractures and Mortality in the Elderly [PDF]
ABSTRACT Existing fracture risk assessment tools are not designed to predict fracture-associated consequences, possibly contributing to the current undermanagement of fragility fractures worldwide. We aimed to develop a risk assessment tool for predicting the conceptual risk of fragility fractures and its consequences.
Thach Tran +17 more
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