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Additionally they recommend screening younger women with risk factors. [116] There is insufficient evidence to make recommendations about the intervals for repeated screening and the appropriate age to stop screening. [117] In men the harm versus benefit of screening for osteoporosis is unknown. [116]
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends osteoporosis screening for women with increased risk over 65 and states there is insufficient evidence to support screening men. [21] The main purpose of screening is to prevent fractures. Of note, USPSTF screening guidelines are for osteoporosis, not specifically osteopenia.
A scanner used to measure bone density using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Bone density, or bone mineral density, is the amount of bone mineral in bone tissue.The concept is of mass of mineral per volume of bone (relating to density in the physics sense), although clinically it is measured by proxy according to optical density per square centimetre of bone surface upon imaging. [1]
Osteoporosis affects more women than men. Of the estimated 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, more than 8 million (or 80%) are women. Women are more likely to get osteoporosis because:
The trabecular bone score is a measure of bone texture correlated with bone microarchitecture and a marker for the risk of osteoporosis.Introduced in 2008, [1] its main projected use is alongside measures of bone density in better predicting fracture risk in people with metabolic bone problems.
Steps older adults can take to reduce their risk of falls and fractures include getting screened for osteoporosis, especially for women 65 and older, Rao said, and regular exercise.
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