National Guideline Clearinghouse | Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Guideline Title
Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Bibliographic Source(s)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2011 Mar 1;154(5):356-64. [17 references] PubMed

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Berg AO. Screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: recommendations and rationale. Am J Nurs 2003 Jan;103(1):73-80; discussion 81. [33 references]

Screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: recommendations and rationale. Am Fam Physician 2002 Oct 15;66(8):1430-2.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 1;154(5):356-64. Epub 2011 Jan 17.

Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Collaborators (16)Calonge N, Bibbins-Domingo K, Cantu AG, Curry S, Dietrich AJ, Flores G, Grossman D, Isham G, LeFevre ML, Leipzig RM, Melnikow J, Melnyk B, Nicholson W, Reyes C, Schwartz JS, Wilt T.


Abstract
DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for osteoporosis.

METHODS: The USPSTF evaluated evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of risk assessment instruments for osteoporosis and fractures, the performance of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and peripheral bone measurement tests in predicting fractures, the harms of screening for osteoporosis, and the benefits and harms of drug therapy for osteoporosis in women and men.

RECOMMENDATIONS: The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis 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 who has no additional risk factors. (Grade B recommendation) The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for osteoporosis in men. (I statement).

Comment in
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 1;154(5):I40.
Summary for patients in
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 1;154(5):I40.

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