Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India

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...

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Main Authors: Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, Nitin Kapoor, Thomas Vizhalil Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1824;epage=1827;aulast=Cherian
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spelling doaj-a3903863d709414783fefdb5a10d9a7e2020-11-25T00:56:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01861824182710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_385_19Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in IndiaKripa Elizabeth CherianNitin KapoorThomas Vizhalil PaulThe 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.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1824;epage=1827;aulast=CherianFraxIndiaosteoporosisprimary Care
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spellingShingle Kripa Elizabeth Cherian
Nitin Kapoor
Thomas Vizhalil Paul
Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Frax
India
osteoporosis
primary Care
author_facet Kripa Elizabeth Cherian
Nitin Kapoor
Thomas Vizhalil Paul
author_sort Kripa Elizabeth Cherian
title Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
title_short Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
title_full Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
title_fullStr Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
title_full_unstemmed Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India
title_sort utility of frax (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in india
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
issn 2249-4863
publishDate 2019-01-01
description 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.
topic Frax
India
osteoporosis
primary Care
url http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1824;epage=1827;aulast=Cherian
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