scholarly journals WHO absolute fracture risk models (FRAX): Do clinical risk factors improve fracture prediction in older women without osteoporosis?

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1774-1782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa A Hillier ◽  
Jane A Cauley ◽  
Joanne H Rizzo ◽  
Kathryn L Pedula ◽  
Kristine E Ensrud ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
B.A.M. Larsson ◽  
L. Johansson ◽  
D. Mellström ◽  
H. Johansson ◽  
K.F. Axelsson ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
B. A. M. Larsson ◽  
L. Johansson ◽  
H. Johansson ◽  
K. F. Axelsson ◽  
N. Harvey ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Pal

Health burden related to osteoporotic fractures in an aging female population far exceeds that imposed by other chronic disorders such as cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. Bone mineral density assessment and clinical risk factors provide independent insights into fracture risk in individuals. A finite list of clinical risk factors are identified as prognostic of fracture risk, namely among aging women, including low body mass, compromised reproductive physiology (e.g., prolonged periods of amenorrhea and early menopause), parental and personal histories of fracture, and alcohol and tobacco use. Pelvic organ prolapse is a common gynecologic entity and a contributor to age-related morbidities. The purpose of this review is to communicate data identifying pelvic organ prolapse as another clinical risk factor for fracture risk in postmenopausal women and to increase the caregiver's vigilance in anticipating and instituting preventive care strategies to a population (i.e., postmenopausal women with clinically appreciable pelvic organ prolapse) that may be at an enhanced lifetime risk for skeletal fractures.


2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Chen ◽  
J. M. Simpson ◽  
L. M. March ◽  
I. D. Cameron ◽  
R. G. Cumming ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 694-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Michael Lewiecki ◽  
Stuart L. Silverman

Osteoporosis is a common disease that is associated with increased risk of fractures and serious clinical consequences. Bone mineral density (BMD) testing is used to diagnose osteoporosis, estimate the risk of fracture, and monitor changes in BMD over time. Combining clinical risk factors for fracture with BMD is a better predictor of fracture risk than BMD or clinical risk factors alone. Methodologies are being developed to use BMD and validated risk factors to estimate the 10-year probability of fracture, and then combine fracture probability with country-specific economic assumptions to determine cost-effective intervention thresholds. The decision to treat is based on factors that also include availability of therapy, patient preferences, and co-morbidities. All patients benefit from nonpharmacological lifestyle treatments such a weight-bearing exercise, adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D, fall prevention, avoidance of cigarette smoking and bone-toxic drugs, and moderation of alcohol intake. Patients at high risk for fracture should be considered for pharmacological therapy, which can reduce fracture risk by about 50%.


2011 ◽  
Vol 152 (33) ◽  
pp. 1304-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miklós Szathmári

Osteoporotic fractures are associated with excess mortality. Effective treatment options are available, which reduce the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures, but the identification of patients with high fracture risk is problematic. Low bone mineral density (BMD) – the basis for the diagnosis of osteoporosis – is an important, but not the only determinant of fracture risk. Several clinical risk factors are know that operate partially or completely independently of BMD, and affect the fracture risk. These include age, a prior fragility fracture, a parental history of hip fracture, use of corticosteroids, excess alcohol intake, rheumatoid arthritis, and different types of diseases which can cause secondary bone loss. The FRAX® tool integrates the weight of above mentioned clinical risk factors for fracture risk assessment with or without BMD value, and calculates the 10-year absolute risk of hip and major osteoporotic (hip, vertebral, humerus and forearm together) fracture probabilities. Although the use of data is not yet uniform, the FRAX® is a promising opportunity to identify individuals with high fracture risk. The accumulation of experience with FRAX® is going on and it can modify current diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations in Hungary as well. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1304–1311.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1002-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence A Trémollieres ◽  
Jean-Michel Pouillès ◽  
Nicolas Drewniak ◽  
Jacques Laparra ◽  
Claude A Ribot ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Joseph Melton ◽  
Cynthia S Crowson ◽  
W Michael O'Fallon ◽  
Heinz W Wahner ◽  
B Lawrence Riggs

2022 ◽  
Vol 54 (01) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Wojciech Pluskiewicz ◽  
Piotr Adamczyk ◽  
Bogna Drozdzowska

AbstractThe aim of the study was to establish the influence of glucocorticoids (GC) on fracture risk, probability, and prevalence. A set of 1548 postmenopausal women were divided into study group – treated with GC (n=114, age 66.48±7.6 years) and controls (n=1434, age 66.46±6.83 years). Data on clinical risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures were collected. Hip bone densitometry was performed using a device Prodigy (GE, USA). Fracture probability was established by FRAX, and fracture risk by Garvan algorithm and POL-RISK. Fracture risk and fracture probability were significantly greater for GC-treated women in comparison to controls. In the study group, there were 24, 3, 24, and 6 fractures noted at spine, hip, forearm, and arm, respectively. The respective numbers of fractures reported in controls at those skeletal sites were: 186, 23, 240, and 25. The use of GCs increased significantly prevalence of all major, spine and arm fractures. Also the number of all fractures was affected by GC use. Following factors significantly increased fracture probability: age (OR 1.04 per each year; 95% CI: 1.03–1.06), GC use (OR 1.54; 95% CI: 1.03–2.31), falls (OR 2.09; 95% CI: 1.60–2.73), and FN T-score (OR 0.62 per each unit; 95% CI: 0.54–0.71). In conclusion, in patients treated with GCs the fracture risk, probability, and prevalence were increased. This effect was evident regardless of whether GC therapy is included in the algorithm as a risk factor (FRAX, POL-RISK) or not taken into consideration (Garvan nomogram).


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