European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Summary Guidance is provided in a European setting on the assessment and treatment of postmenopausal women at risk of fractures due to osteoporosis. Introduction The International Osteoporosis Foundation and European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis publis...

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Published in:Osteoporosis international 2013-01, Vol.24 (1), p.23-57
Main Authors: Kanis, J. A., McCloskey, E. V., Johansson, H., Cooper, C., Rizzoli, R., Reginster, J.-Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptiometry, Photon
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers - blood
Bone Density - physiology
Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use
Drug Monitoring - methods
Endocrinology
Europe - epidemiology
Female
General & internal medicine
Hip Fractures - epidemiology
Hip Fractures - etiology
Hip Fractures - prevention & control
Human health sciences
Humans
Medication Adherence
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Médecine générale & interne
Orthopedics
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - complications
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - diagnosis
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - drug therapy
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - epidemiology
Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology
Osteoporotic Fractures - etiology
Osteoporotic Fractures - prevention & control
Position Paper
Rheumatology
Risk Assessment - methods
Sciences de la santé humaine
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Summary:Summary Guidance is provided in a European setting on the assessment and treatment of postmenopausal women at risk of fractures due to osteoporosis. Introduction The International Osteoporosis Foundation and European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis published guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in 2008. This manuscript updates these in a European setting. Methods Systematic literature reviews. Results The following areas are reviewed: the role of bone mineral density measurement for the diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of fracture risk, general and pharmacological management of osteoporosis, monitoring of treatment, assessment of fracture risk, case finding strategies, investigation of patients and health economics of treatment. Conclusions A platform is provided on which specific guidelines can be developed for national use.
ISSN:0937-941X
1433-2965
1433-2965
DOI:10.1007/s00198-012-2074-y