Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, more than 2 million people live with osteoporosis, a disease that increases the risk for fractures, which result in excess mortality and morbidity, decreased quality of life and loss of autonomy. This guideline update is intended to assist Canadian health care professionals in the delivery of care to optimize skeletal health and prevent fractures in postmenopausal females and in males aged 50 years and older.

Methods

This guideline is an update of the 2010 Osteoporosis Canada clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada. We followed the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework and quality assurance as per Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) qua

SUBMITTER: Morin SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10610956 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature