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Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool

Procedure: - uses age & weight to estimate fracture risk [1] - risk score equals weight (kg) minus age (yr) times 0.2 * a score of 0 or greater indicates very low risk of osteoporosis, equivalent to a 10-year risk of hip fracture of <= 3% [1] Clinical signigicance: - as effective as the FRAX (without bone mineral density) in identifying women at very low risk for osteoporosis [1] - women at low risk for osteoporosis and may be able to forgo bone mineral density screening [1]

General

numerical rating scale (NRS)

References

  1. Pang WY, Inderjeeth CA. FRAX without bone mineral density versus osteoporosis self- assessment screening tool as predictors of osteoporosis in primary screening of individuals aged 70 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014;62:442-446 PMID: 24617899