History of recurrent or nontraumatic fracture.
Postmenopausal status is the major risk factor for osteoporosis.
However it is possible to have osteoporosis when none of these risk factors is present. References Consensus Development Conference. Diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of osteoporosis. Am J Med. Assessment of bone mass and osteoporosis, in Osteoporosis, Cambridge, MA, Blackwell Science, Inc., 114-117, 1994.