Bone Abstracts

Objective: To define, by expert consensus, the criteria for the application of a Treat-to-Target (T2T) strategy in osteoporosis, in Spain, and to assess the adequacy of current treatments for it.Material and methods: Six Spanish experts in osteoporosis formed the Scientific Committee that led the project and designed the questionnaire used in two Delphi rounds. The 24 items included in the questionnaire assessed the experts’ wish (W) and prognosis (...

Objective: To define, by expert consensus, the criteria for the application of a Treat-to-Target (T2T) strategy in osteoporosis, in Spain, and to assess the adequacy of current treatments for it.Material and methods: Six Spanish experts in osteoporosis formed the Scientific Committee that led the project and designed the questionnaire used in two Delphi rounds. The 24 items included in the questionnaire assessed the experts’ wish (W) and prognosis (...

Background and aims: Bone turnover markers (BTMs) are used in clinical practice for assessing patients with osteoporosis and their treatment. In Spain it is necessary to fine-tune the reference intervals, since they were established years ago in a low number of individuals. The aims of this study were to establish robust reference intervals for BTMs in healthy young premenopausal Spanish women and to investigate the factors influencing BTMs.Methods: 185 ...