Comparison of 2 fracture risk estimation processes in Alberta: a cross-sectional chart review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, decisions regarding osteoporosis pharmacotherapy are based on estimated 10-year risk of osteoporotic fracture. We aimed to determine how frequently 2 common approaches (Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada [CAROC] tool and Fracture Risk Assessment Tool [FRAX]) produced different estimates and to seek possible explanations for differences.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional chart review at a tertiary osteoporosis centre (Dr. David Hanley Osteoporosis Centre in Calgary). Included patients were women referred for consideration of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy who attended a consultation between 2016 and 2019 and whose charts contained 10-year osteoporotic fracture risk estimates using both the CAROC tool (based on bone mineral de

SUBMITTER: Riar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248580 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature