Clinical management and algorithms in osteoporosis.
The aim of management in osteoporosis is to reduce the risk of fractures. Case-finding strategies are currently recommended to identify subjects at high risk of future fracture who will benefit most from therapy. This article reviews these approaches and discusses the current and future treatment options that are available for patients with osteoporosis.
Bubbear
Judith
J
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
Keen
Richard
R
D000465:Algorithms; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011482:Protective Devices; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004164:Diphosphonates; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium