Algorithm for the management of patients at low, high and very high risk of osteoporotic fractures

• DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05176-3
• Publication Date: 2019-11-13T11:04:22Z
• Authors: J. A. Kanis; N. C. Harvey; E. McCloskey; O. Bruyère; N. Veronese; M. Lorentzon; C. Cooper; R. Rizzoli; G. Adib; N. Al-Daghri; C. Campusano; M. Chandran; B. Dawson-Hughes; K. Javaid; F. Jiwa; H. Johansson; J. K. Lee; E. Liu; D. Messina; O. Mkinsi; D. Pinto; D. Prieto-Alhambra; K. Saag; W. Xia; L. Zakraoui; J. -Y. Reginster
• Keywords: Strontium ranelate

Guidance is provided in an international setting on the assessment and specific treatment of postmenopausal women at low, high very risk fragility fractures. The International Osteoporosis Foundation European Society for Clinical Economic Aspects Osteoarthritis published guidance diagnosis management osteoporosis 2019. This manuscript seeks to apply this setting, taking additional account further categorisation increased fracture, which may inform choice therapeutic approach. perspective updated literature search. following areas are reviewed: fracture general pharmacological osteoporosis. A platform guidelines can be developed national use characterise direct interventions.