作者
ES Siris, R Adler, J Bilezikian, M Bolognese, B Dawson-Hughes, MJ Favus, ST Harris, SM Jan de Beur, S Khosla, NE Lane, R Lindsay, AD Nana, ES Orwoll, K Saag, S Silverman, NB Watts
发表日期
2014/5
期刊
Osteoporosis international
卷号
25
页码范围
1439-1443
出版商
Springer London
简介
Summary
Osteoporosis causes an elevated fracture risk. We propose the continued use of T-scores as one means for diagnosis but recommend that, alternatively, hip fracture; osteopenia-associated vertebral, proximal humerus, pelvis, or some wrist fractures; or FRAX scores with ≥3 % (hip) or 20 % (major) 10-year fracture risk also confer an osteoporosis diagnosis.
Introduction
Osteoporosis is a common disorder of reduced bone strength that predisposes to an increased risk for fractures in older individuals. In the USA, the standard criterion for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men is a T-score of ≤ −2.5 at the lumbar spine, femur neck, or total hip by bone mineral density testing.
Methods
Under the direction of the National Bone Health Alliance, 17 clinicians and clinical scientists …
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