• Clin Med (Lond) · Dec 2016

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    Osteoporosis: advances in risk assessment and management.

    • Juliet Compston.
    • Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK jec1001@cam.ac.uk.
    • Clin Med (Lond). 2016 Dec 1; 16 (Suppl 6): s121s124s121-s124.

    AbstractIn the past three decades, there have been major advances in our understanding of bone biology and these have been -accompanied by a significant improvement in the management of osteoporosis. Fracture risk prediction algorithms using -clinical risk factors, with or without measurement of bone mineral density, have enabled more accurate targeting of treatment and a range of cost-effective pharmacological interventions is available to reduce fracture risk. Despite these advances, a number of challenges remain. In particular, treatment rates in high-risk individuals are low and adherence to treatment is poor. Addressing this treatment gap through measures such as fracture liaison services, which provide a coordinated and cost-effective strategy for secondary fracture prevention, is an important future priority.© Royal College of Physicians 2016. All rights reserved.

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