Upon questioning, our patient confirmed having a 20 pack-year history of smoking with no
intention of quitting and that she drinks less than two units of alcohol per day. There is no …

To help identify patients at high risk for fracture, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
has developed comprehensive evidence-based clinical practice guidelines1 for the …

Background: Simple tools are needed to identify patients at high risk of fracture. Aim: To
develop a simple clinical tool for assessing 5-year risk of fracture. Design: Cohort study …

The article focuses on the 2010 North American Menopause Society (NAMS) position
statement on postmenopausal osteoporosis. It discusses the consequences of the disorder …

This handout provides information on the different factors that increase fracture risk in
postmenopausal women and how this risk can be reduced. This copy of the handout is the …

During the perimenopause, both the quantity and quality of bone decline rapidly, resulting in
a dramatic increase in the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women. Although many factors …

OSTEOPOROSIS IS A COMPLEX and insidious disorder that can begin its destructive
course in early adulthood but does not appear, in most cases, until women are beyond …

C. Fracture risk is significantly increased when low bone mass reaches the severity of
osteoporosis, but the majority of fractures occur in women with mild to moderate low bone …

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R2O4Kjt58 on 11/17/2023 studies—the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) and the …

Osteoporosis is frequently under-recognized by physicians despite its relevance for public
health and health costs. It is essentially a “female disease”(with lower fracture risk for men) …