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From: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Osteoporosis-Related Fracture: A Multifactoral Osteopathic Approach
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2008;108(10): doi: /jaoa
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FRACTURE Index assessment tool for predicting the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women. (Adapted from Osteoporosis International, Vol 12, 2001, , an assessment tool for predicting fracture risk in postmenopausal women, Black DM, Steinbuch M, Palermo L, Dargent-Molina P, Lindsay R, Hoseyni MS, Johnell O. Table 4 ©2001 International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation, with kind permission of Springer Science and Business Media.34) *Women without a current bone mineral density (BMD) assessment and a total FRACTURE Index score of ≥4 should receive further evaluation, including BMD testing. Women with a current BMD assessment and a total FRACTURE Index score of ≥6 should receive further evaluation and intervention.
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