Journal article
Construction of a FRAX® model for the assessment of fracture probability in Canada and implications for treatment
Abstract
We describe the creation of a FRAX® model for the assessment of fracture probability in Canadian men and women, calibrated from national hip fracture and mortality data. This FRAX tool was used to examine possible thresholds for therapeutic intervention in Canada in two large complementary cohorts of women and men.ObjectiveTo evaluate a Canadian World Health Organization (WHO) fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool for computing 10-year …
Authors
Leslie WD; Lix LM; Langsetmo L; Berger C; Goltzman D; Hanley DA; Adachi JD; Johansson H; Oden A; McCloskey E
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 817–827
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1007/s00198-010-1464-2
ISSN
0937-941X