ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India.
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- Fracture Risk Assessment in Metabolic Syndrome in Terms of Secondary Osteoporosis Potential. A Narrative Review.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
- Discriminatory Accuracy of Fracture Risk Assessment Tool in Asian Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of bone metabolism · 2024Article
- Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density among adults aged 50 years and above in Chandigarh, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Osteoporosis in Indian Patients Undergoing Elective Arthroplasty and Spinal Procedures: An Observational Study.Cureus · 2022Article
- A surrogate FRAX model for Pakistan.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Article
- Commentary on Indian Menopause Society Guidelines.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
- Screening Tools for Osteoporosis in India: Where Do We Place Them in Current Clinical Care?Journal of mid-life healthReview
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Abstract
The prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is about 35 to 50% and the mortality associated with hip fractures is about 20%. Despite these figures, osteoporosis continues to be under diagnosed in the primary care setting. One of the reasons for this is attributed to the poor availability of DXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scanners in rural areas. The fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) is an online web-based tool that takes into account multiple factors that help in predicting the 10-year risk of developing hip or major osteoporotic fractures. The tool was developed and validated in independent cohorts. The advantages of using the FRAX tool are that, it is inexpensive, easily available, and does not need the technical expertise that is required in the use of a DXA scanner. Besides these merits, it is a tool that is easy to use for the rural health care worker as well as the family physician in identifying those subjects at risk for developing osteoporotic fractures. These benefits make it a suitable fracture prediction tool in the primary care setting in India.
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