Osteoporosis is one of the frequently encountered non-communicable diseases in the world
today. Several hundred million people have osteoporosis, with many more at risk. The …

Objective: To revise and expand the 1996 Osteoporosis Society of Canada clinical practice
guidelines for the management of osteoporosis, incorporating recent advances in diagnosis …

Importance By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than
50 years are expected to have osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures, particularly hip …

Screening for osteoporosis in women can be based on age and weight, using the
Osteoporosis Screening Tool for Asians and assessment for other risk factors such as early …

Importance Osteoporotic fractures cause significant morbidity and mortality. Objective To
update the evidence on screening and treatment to prevent osteoporotic fractures for the US …

Patients with low bone mineral density (BMD) have a high risk of future fractures, and should
be actively considered for treatment to reduce their risk. However, BMD measurements are …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is recognized as the reference method to measure
bone mineral density (BMD) with acceptable accuracy errors and good precision and …

Patients who adhere to preventive therapies may be more likely to engage in a broad
spectrum of behaviors consistent with a healthy lifestyle. Because many of these behaviors …

Background: Although osteoporotic fractures present an enormous health burden, it is not
clear whether screening to identify high-risk persons is appropriate. Purpose: To examine …

ABSTRACT A huge number of risk assessment tools have been developed. Far from all
have been validated in external studies, more of them have absence of methodological and …