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No Reduction in Fx Incidence or Mortality with a Fracture Screening Program in At-Risk Elderly Women
February 2021
No Reduction in Fx Incidence or Mortality with a Fracture Screening Program in At-Risk Elderly Women
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
The Effect of a Screening and Treatment Programfor the Prevention of Fractures in Older Women:A Randomized Pragmatic Trial
J Bone Miner Res. 2019 Nov;34(11):1993-2000Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Eleven thousand thirty-two elderly women with at least one clinical risk factor for fracture were randomized to undergo a screening program for fracture risk combined with subsequent primary care treatment (n=5575) or usual care (n=5457). Patients in the screening group received bone densitometry and vertebral fracture assessment, and patients with a high 10‐year fracture probability/vertebral fra...
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