Know Your Risk. FRAX It: Why Understanding Your Fracture Risk Matters
Bone mineral density remains an important part of osteoporosis assessment, but it is only one part of the picture.
Two people can have similar bone-density results and still have very different fracture risks. Age matters. A previous fracture matters. Family history matters. Certain medications and medical conditions matter too.
FRAX brings several of these factors together to estimate a person’s 10-year probability of sustaining a hip fracture or a major osteoporotic fracture.