Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Authors: Christopher Nordin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters16 August 2011Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation StatementChristopher Nordin, MDChristopher Nordin, MDFrom SA Pathology, 5000 SA Adelaide, Australia.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-4-201108160-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The USPSTF (1) recommends that screening for osteoporosis be done in women aged 65 years or older and in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman with no additional risk factors. This is a very disappointing outcome because it fails to distinguish between prevention of osteoporosis and prevention of fractures in women who already have osteoporosis.Osteoporosis is a major risk factor for fracture, similar to hypertension as a risk factor for stroke and blood cholesterol for coronary heart disease (2). Prevention of strokes by measuring blood ...References1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:356-64. [PMID: 21242341] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Marshall D, Johnell O, Wedel H. Meta-analysis of how well measures of bone mineral density predict occurrence of osteoporotic fractures. BMJ. 1996;312:1254-9. [PMID: 8634613] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Nordin BEC, Need AG. Prediction and prevention of osteoporosis. Challenges in Aging. London: Academic Pr; 1990:249-65. Google Scholar4. Duppe H, Gardsell P, Nilsson B, Johnell O. A single bone density measurement can predict fractures over 25 years. Calcif Tissue Int. 1997;60:171-4. [PMID: 9056166] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DIPART (Vitamin D Individual Patient Analysis of Randomized Trials) Group. Patient level pooled analysis of 68 500 patients from seven major vitamin D fracture trials in US and Europe. BMJ. 2010;340:b5463. [PMID: 20068257] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From SA Pathology, 5000 SA Adelaide, Australia.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoScreening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation StatementScreening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Virginia A. Moyer , Michael L. LeFevre , and Albert L. Siu Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Alfred K. Pfister , Christine W. Welch , and Mary Emmett Metrics Cited byDeep Learning for Osteoporosis Classification Using Hip Radiographs and Patient Clinical CovariatesUse of dienogest in endometriosis: a narrative literature review and expert commentaryEffect of the lipoxygenase inhibitor baicalein on bone tissue and bone healing in ovariectomized ratsEvidence of patient beliefs, values, and preferences is not provided in osteoporosis clinical practice guidelinesTreatment recommendations based on fracture risk status are not consistently provided in osteoporosis guidelinesOsteosarcopenia: where bone, muscle, and fat collideComparison of Central and Peripheral Bone Mineral Density Measurements in Postmenopausal WomenOsteoporosis: a discussion on the past 5 yearsZOLEDRONIC ACID IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND OTHER SKELETAL DISORDERSA head and neck cancer intervention for use in survivorship clinics: a protocol for a feasibility studyThe weight-bearing exercise for better balance program improves strength and balance in osteopenia: a randomized controlled trialImpact of lumbar instrumented circumferential fusion on the development of adjacent vertebral compression fractureImpact of a change in physician reimbursement on bone mineral density testing in Ontario, Canada: a population-based studySkeletal Manifestations of Treatment of Breast CancerA novel method of dental panoramic tomogram analysis: A perspective tool for a screening test for osteoporosisScreening for osteoporosis reduced new fracture incidence by almost halfOsteoporosis Update 16 August 2011Volume 155, Issue 4Page: 276KeywordsBlood pressureBone densityBone resorptionCholesterolMedical risk factorsMenopauseOsteoporosisStrokeVitamin D ePublished: 16 August 2011 Issue Published: 16 August 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...