Implications of absolute fracture risk assessment for osteoporosis practice guidelines in the USA
- 22 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Osteoporosis International
- Vol. 19 (4), 449-458
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-008-0559-5
Abstract
Application of the WHO fracture prediction algorithm in conjunction with an updated US economic analysis indicates that osteoporosis treatment is cost-effective in patients with fragility fractures or osteoporosis, in older individuals at average risk and in younger persons with additional clinical risk factors for fracture, supporting existing practice recommendations.Keywords
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