11: General T&O

Question 1

what tool can be used to assess a patient’s 10-year risk of developing a fracture and how are the results interpreted

Answer 1

FRAX
- green, orange (DEXA scan), red QFracture score

Question 2

when would a DEXA scan be offered without calculating fragility risk score

Answer 2

• > 50 + history of fragility fracture
• <40 who have major risk factor for fragility fracture and refer depending on T score
• before starting treatments that effect bone density e.g/ sex hormone deprivation or breast/prostate cancer