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Fracture Risk Assessment Must Be Multifaceted


 

The guidelines are available on the Web site of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, at www.nof.orgwww.shef.ac.uk/FRAX

Dr. Honig serves on the speakers bureau of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Subtrochanteric fracture is seen in a patient who had been on bisphosphonate therapy. BMD measurement alone may not accurately predict fracture risk.

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