FRAXplus® (IMAGE)

International Osteoporosis Foundation

FRAXplus®

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A new, user-friendly platform for the freely available online FRAX® calculator now hosts the beta version of FRAXplus®, an optional extra that illustrates how fragility fracture risk probabilities can be modified for recency of prior fracture, exposure to higher dose oral glucocorticoids, duration of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Trabecular Bone Score (TBS), recent falls history, concurrent data on lumbar spine BMD and Hip axis length.

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International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)

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