Official Positions for FRAX (R) Clinical Regarding Falls and Frailty: Can Falls and Frailty be Used in FRAX (R)? KU Leuven
Risk factors for fracture can be purely skeletal, e.g., bone mass, microarchitecture or geometry, or a combination of bone and falls risk related factors such as age and functional status. The remit of this Task Force was to review the evidence and consider if falls should be incorporated into the FRAX® model or, alternatively, to provide guidance to assist clinicians in clinical decision-making for patients with a falls history. It is clear ...