ba0001pp311 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2013
Beattie Karen
, Ioannidis George
, MacDermid Joy
, Grewal Ruby
, Papaioannou Alexandra
, Hodsman Anthony
, Adachi Jonathan D
Introduction: Current Canadian clinical practice guidelines recommend the FRAX or Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada (CAROC) fracture risk assessment tools to report 10-year fracture risk in an individual. CAROC considers sex, age, BMD and previous fracture as risk factors. It is unknown whether one reporting system is more effective in helping general practitioners (GPs) identify individuals who should be recommended for pharmacological treatment. We...