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You are here: Home / Articles / A New Approach to Fracture Prevention

A New Approach to Fracture Prevention

December 14, 2016 • By Susan Bernstein

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References

  1. Cosman F, de Beur SJ, Le Boff MS, et al. Clinician’s guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int. 2014 Oct;25(10):2359–2381.
  2. Overman RA, Yeh JY, Deal CL. Prevalence of oral glucocorticoid usage in the United States: A general population perspective. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Feb;65(2):294-298.
  3. Van Staa TP, Leufkens HG, Abenhaim L, et al. Oral corticosteroids and fracture risk: relationship to daily and cumulative doses. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2000 Dec;39(12):1383–1389.
  4. Kanis JA, Johansson H, Oden A, et al. Guidance for the adjustment of FRAX according to the dose of glucocorticoids. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Mar;22(3):809–816.

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Filed Under: Guidelines, Meeting Reports, Professional Topics Tagged With: 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, draft clinical guideline, fracture risk factors, Fractures, Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis, Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment: An Updated ACR Clinical Guideline, Glucocorticoids, OsteoporosisIssue: January 2017

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