POSSIBILITY OF FRAX TOOL IN THE DIAGNOSTICS OF OSTEOPOROSIS
Journal: I.P. Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald (Vol.25, No. 1)Publication Date: 2017-03-31
Authors : Zaigrova N.K.; Uryasev O.M.; Shakhanov A.V.; Tverdova L.V.;
Page : 62-68
Keywords : osteoporosis; the relative risk of fractures; mineral density of bone tissue; FRAX;
Abstract
The article presents the results of a study of bone mineral density and fracture risk assessment using FRAX tool in 179 citizens of the Ryazan region. According to the results of densitometry distal forearm in 20% of cases revealed osteopenia, and 10% - osteoporosis. The fracture risk, calculated by FRAX tool, correlates with the results of densitometry, which suggests the possibility of using FRAX for the diagnostics of osteoporosis.
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