Risk of bone fracture | Bone Density Measurement

Risk of bone fracture

Although bone densitometry is very important in the diagnosis of osteoporosis, it is not the only aspect that plays a role in the risk of fracture. Therefore, the WHO has developed a model that incorporates 11 risk factors (including age and gender) in addition to bone density into an algorithm that ultimately makes it possible to estimate the likelihood of fracture in a patient over the next ten years.

  • A hip fracture
  • A fracture of the femoral neck
  • Vertebral body fracture
  • Broken spoke

All articles in this series:

  1. Bone Density Measurement
  2. Quantitative ultrasound examination
  3. Costs of bone densitometry
  4. Risk of bone fracture