Adjusting conventional FRAX estimates of fracture probability according to the number of prior fractures

• Published in: Osteoporosis International
• Main Authors: Kanis, John A., Johansson, Helena, Harvey, Nicholas C, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Sigurdsson, Gunnar, Siggeirsdottir, Kristin, Lorentzon, Mattias, Liu, Enwu, Vandenput, Liesbeth, McCloskey, Eugene V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Thumb; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/470350/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/470350/1/Number_of_prior_fractures_OSIN_R1109352.docx

Summary: the risk of a recurrent fragility fracture is high following a first fracture and higher still with more than one prior fracture. This study provides adjustments to FRAX-based fracture probabilities accounting for the number of prior fractures. Introduction: Prior fractures increase subsequ...