Bone Density ASRT- Module 8- Essentials of FRAX Questions and Answers

Bone Density ASRT- Module 8-
Essentials of FRAX

Fracture Risk Assessment. – answer FRAX is an abbreviation of

FRAX - answer Is a distinction between the use of Bone Mineral Density, or BMD, at the
femoral neck for fracture risk assessment and the diagnostic
classification. This machine-generated diagnostic value has only become available in
the last several years, and helps to predict the 10-year bone fracture risk for
individuals.

2008 - answer when was FRAX developed

The World Health Organization collaborated with the Centre for Metabolic Bone
Diseases at Sheffield University in the UK - answer Who developed the FRAX
diagnostic tool, which evaluates the fracture risk of
patients?

Dr. John A. Kanis, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sheffield - answera major
contributor in researching and developing the FRAX tool

40 to 90 years of age. - answerFRAX values
are only applicable
when used on patients between

next 10 years - answerIn individuals from ages 40 to 90 who are not undergoing
treatment for their bone density, FRAX uses the BMD
of only the femoral neck to estimate risk and probability of fracture within the ______.

spine, proximal humerus, and distal forearm fractures. - answerIt is a useful tool to help
predict the 10 year risk of hip fracture and other major osteoporotic fractures such as
_____.

age
sex
weight
height
personal fracture history
parents have suffered a hip fracture
patient smokes
using glucocorticoid medications.
Rheumatoid arthritis