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ba0003pp220 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2014

The fracture outpatient clinic: what is the additional value of vertebral assessments and which individuals should be more actively recruited?

Muilwijk Carolien , Lips Paul , Lems Willem , Bultink Irene , den Heijer Martin , de Jongh Renate

Fracture outpatient (FO) clinics aim to identify individuals at high fracture risk. Identification of individuals at high fracture risk has been improved since the introduction of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA). Unfortunately, participation rates in FO clinics are often low.The aim of this study is to i) assess the contributory value of VFA in addition to BMD measurements in identifying individuals with high fracture risk; ii) assess characteristics...

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The fracture outpatient clinic: what is the additional value of vertebral assessments and which individuals should be more actively recruited?

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