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Practice Guideline
. 2011 Nov;62(4):243-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2011.05.001.

Osteoporosis Canada 2010 guidelines for the assessment of fracture risk

Brian Lentle  1 , Angela M Cheung, David A Hanley, William D Leslie, David Lyons, Alexandra Papaioannou, Stephanie Atkinson, Jacques P Brown, Sidney Feldman, Anthony B Hodsman, Abida Sophina Jamal, Robert G Josse, Stephanie M Kaiser, Brent Kvern, Suzanne Morin, Kerry Siminoski; Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada
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Osteoporosis Canada 2010 guidelines for the assessment of fracture risk

Brian Lentle et al. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2011 Nov.

Erratum in

  • Can Assoc Radiol J. 2012 May;63(2):78

Abstract

Osteoporosis Canada's 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Canada focus on the clinical impact of fragility fractures, and on the assessment and management of women and men at high risk for fragility fracture. These guidelines now integrate a 10-year absolute fracture risk prediction into an overall management approach by using validated risk assessment tools. There currently is a large gap between optimal practices and those that are now being provided to Canadians with osteoporosis. These guidelines are part of a concerted effort to close this gap. Key changes from the 2002 guidelines of interest and relevance to radiologists are highlighted in this report.

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An integrated approach to management of patients who are at risk for fracture. Dashed arrow indicates that evidence for benefit from pharmaco-therapy is not as strong in this instance as for other recommendations. BMD = bone mineral density. Reprinted from Papaioannou et al [7] with permission from CMAJ. © 2010 Canadian Medical Association.
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