Abstract
Assessment of Fracture Risk through Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) based Bone Mineral Density
Highlights
Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be applicable to both postmenopausal women and men aged 40 to 90 years
Women were divided in 2 fracture risk groups: 1st – with FRAX score for major osteoporotic fracture below 20% and for hip fracture below 3%, and 2nd – with FRAX score for major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20% and for hip fractures ≥3%
The group with FRAX score for major osteoporotic fractures ≥20% and for hip fractures ≥3% showed higher proportion of the women with CS use/without CS use compared to the group with FRAX score for major osteoporotic fractures
Summary
Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be applicable to both postmenopausal women and men aged 40 to 90 years. Bone mass alone does not explain the risk of fractures in all osteoporosis cases [1]. The existence of patients with osteoporosis and no fractures and those with osteopenia and multiple fractures proves that bone mineral density (BMD) alone is not enough sensitive for predicting fracture risk. Other independent of BMD risk factors should be added to provide better fracture risk prediction [2]. Greater understanding of these risk factors could be helpful for prevention of the fractures. The most popular tools that are online available are Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), Qfracture, FORE 10-Year Fracture Risk CalculatorTM (FORE FRC), Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada Risk Assessment Tool (CAROC), Garvan fracture risk calculator and Fracture Absolute
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