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  • Title: [Diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteoporosis in men. German Guidelines Update 2006].
    Author: Kurth AA, Pfeilschifter J.
    Journal: Orthopade; 2007 Jul; 36(7):683-90; quiz 691. PubMed ID: 17605128.
    Abstract:
    The treatment of osteoporosis and prevention of osteoporotic fractures consists of both non-drug and drug therapy. Components of non-drug therapy include the improvement of muscle strength and coordination, treatment of modifiable causes of falls, a diet rich in calcium and sufficient in calories, an adequate supply of Vitamin D and an individual assessment of drugs known to increase falls or osteoporosis. The updated DVO diagnostic and treatment guidelines for osteoporosis recommends a 30% 10-year probability for vertebral and hip fractures as an intervention threshold for drug treatment. Using epidemiological fracture data from central Europe, the guidelines provides an assessment of absolute 10-year fracture risk based on a combination of age, gender, prevalent fragility fractures, spine and total hip dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements and several other clinical risk factors.
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