Fracture Risk Score (FRISK)

Purpose: To evaluate a woman >= 60 years of age for the risk of osteoporotic fracture using the FRISK score of Henry et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a woman for risk of osteoporotic fractures?

Yes

Age of the woman

years

Body weight

Number of low trauma fractures after the age of 19 years

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Number of falls in past year

Bone density data available

Bone mineral density of spine

grams per square cm

T score spine

Bone mineral density of femoral neck

grams per square cm

T score femoral neck

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

FRISK score from BMD

FRISK from T score

Is the patient at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Osteoporosis Prescreening Risk Assessment (OPERA) Tool
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Score of Roux et al for Predicting a Vertebral Fracture in a Postmenopausal Woman with Osteoporosis and Back Pain
- FRAX® WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

Therapy

Selection
Prevention
- Lung Disease Treated with Corticosteroids | Reducing Risk of Osteoporosis

Monitoring

Adverse Effects
- Lung Disease Treated with Corticosteroids | Reducing Risk of Osteoporosis

Specialty

Surgery, orthopedic
Endocrinology
Nutrition

Objective

risk factors

ICD-10

M80 - Osteoporosis with pathological fracture
M81 - Osteoporosis without pathological fracture
M82 - Osteoporosis in diseases classified elsewhere

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Purpose: To evaluate a woman >= 60 years of age for the risk of osteoporotic fracture using the FRISK score of Henry et al.

Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Endocrinology, Nutrition

Objective: risk factors

ICD-10: M80, M81, M82,

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