Journal article
Construction and validation of a simplified fracture risk assessment tool for Canadian women and men: results from the CaMos and Manitoba cohorts
Abstract
A procedure for creating a simplified version of fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®) is described. Calibration, fracture prediction, and concordance were compared with the full FRAX tool using two large, complementary Canadian datasets.IntroductionThe Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada (CAROC) system for fracture risk assessment is based upon sex, age, bone mineral density (BMD), prior fragility fracture, and …
Authors
Leslie WD; Berger C; Langsetmo L; Lix LM; Adachi JD; Hanley DA; Ioannidis G; Josse RG; Kovacs CS; Towheed T
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1873–1883
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2011
DOI
10.1007/s00198-010-1445-5
ISSN
0937-941X