Background To inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
Care, we reviewed evidence on the benefits, harms, and acceptability of screening and …

There is no consensus on which tool is the most accurate to assess fracture risk. The results
of this systematic review suggest that QFracture, Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) with …

Importance Fragility fractures result in significant morbidity. Objective To review evidence on
osteoporosis screening to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force. Data Sources …

We have characterised 997 hip fracture patients from a representative 45 Spanish hospitals,
and followed them up prospectively for up to 4 months. Despite suboptimal surgical delays …

Background Osteoporotic fracture prediction calculators are poorly utilized in primary care,
leading to underdiagnosis and undertreatment of those at risk for fracture. The use of these …

In Spanish primary care (PC), the prevalence of fragility fractures (FF) in subjects≥ 70 years
old is high, especially in women. One-third of subjects with an FF lacked osteoporosis (OP) …

Background Fragility fractures are a major public health concern owing to their worrying and
growing burden and their onerous burden upon health systems. There is now a substantial …

ABSTRACT The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) is the most widely used tool for
fracture prediction. It provides 10‐year probabilities for hip and major osteoporotic fracture …

A country-specific FRAX model has been developed for the Ukraine to replace the Austrian
model hitherto used. Comparison of the Austrian and Ukrainian models indicated that the …

Fracture probabilities derived from the surrogate FRAX model for Armenia were compared to
those from the model based on regional estimates of the incidence of hip fracture …