Résumé Contexte: Les fractures de fragilisation sont un important problème de santé chez
les adultes âgés et peuvent entraîner des incapacités, des hospitalisations et le placement …

Roland Grad MDCM MSc CCFP FCFP Donna L. Reynolds MD MSc FCFP FRCPC Viola
Antao MD CCFP MHSc FCFP Neil R. Bell MD SM CCFP FCFP James A. Dickinson MBBS …

Background: Fragility fractures are a major health concern for older adults and can result in
disability, admission to hospital and long-term care, and reduced quality of life. This …

Purpose To inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
Care by systematically reviewing direct evidence on the effectiveness and acceptability of …

Background To inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
Care, we reviewed evidence on the benefits, harms, and acceptability of screening and …

Abstract Summary The Canadian FRAX® tool used without bone mineral density (BMD) is
highly sensitive for identifying individuals qualifying for pharmacotherapy based upon an …

Objectives Fractures can have a devastating impact on the function of older adults, and
population-based screening is recommended by many organizations to help prevent …

Fractures are a frequent cause of morbidity in older people and some result from a minor
impact that would not damage normal bone. These are called fragility fractures and typically …

A major objective of fracture risk assessment is to enable the targeting of interventions to
those at need and avoid unnecessary treatment in those at low risk of fracture. Historically …

Objective Evaluate the performance of FRAX®, with and without bone mineral densitometry
(BMD), in predicting the occurrence of fragility fractures over 10 years. Methods Participants …