title: [Diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteoporosis in men. German Guidelines Update 2006].
abstract: The treatment of osteoporosis and prevention of osteoporotic fractures consists of both non-drug and drug therapy. Components of non-drug therapy include the improvement of muscle strength and coordination, treatment of modifiable causes of falls, a diet rich in calcium and sufficient in calories, an adequate supply of Vitamin D and an individual assessment of drugs known to increase falls or osteoporosis. The updated DVO diagnostic and treatment guidelines for osteoporosis recommends a 30% 10-year probability for vertebral and hip fractures as an intervention threshold for drug treatment. Using epidemiological fracture data from central Europe, the guidelines provides an assessment of absolute 10-year fracture risk based on a combination of age, gender, prevalent fragility fractures, spine and total hip dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements and several other clinical risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Stiftung Friedrichsheim, Marienburgstrasse 2, 60528 Frankfurt/Main. A.Kurth@friedrichsheim.de
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pfeilschifter
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*