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. 2010 Nov-Dec;16 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):1-37.
doi: 10.4158/ep.16.s3.1.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Nelson B Watts, John P Bilezikian, Pauline M Camacho, Susan L Greenspan, Steven T Harris, Stephen F Hodgson, Michael Kleerekoper, Marjorie M Luckey, Michael R McClung, Rachel Pessah Pollack, Steven M Petak; AACE Osteoporosis Task Force

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Nelson B Watts et al. Endocr Pract. 2010 Nov-Dec.
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Fig. 1
Fractures attributable to osteoporosis in the United States in 2005. Distribution by skeletal site is shown. Adapted from Burge et al (11).
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Fig. 2
Cost of osteoporosis-related fractures in the United States in 2005. The primary site of involvement was the hip, and the preponderance of cost was for inpatient care. Adapted from Burge et al (11).
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Fig. 3
Comparative incidences of osteoporosis-related fractures, new strokes, heart attacks, and invasive breast cancer in women in the United States, based on recent statistics (2004 to 2006). Data from Burge et al (11), Rosamond et al (American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee) (12), and American Cancer Society (13).
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Fig. 4
Ten-year probability of symptomatic osteoporotic fracture in adults 50 to 80 years old. The horizontal axis displays bone mineral density shown as T-scores. Adapted from Kanis et al (48).
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