Clinical practice guidelines proposed by the Hellenic Foundation of Osteoporosis for the management of osteoporosis based on DXA results

In recent years guidelines for the testing and treatment of osteoporotic patients have been published by recognised organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Dual Energy X-ray Absorpti...

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Published inJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 388 - 392
Main Authors Baltas, C S, Balanika, A P, Raptou, P D, Tournis, S, Lyritis, G P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece 01.10.2005
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Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult
Aged
Aging - physiology
Bone Density - physiology
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - epidemiology
Osteoporosis - therapy
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Greece
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Summary:In recent years guidelines for the testing and treatment of osteoporotic patients have been published by recognised organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) has been considered the technique of choice because of its excellent precision and ability to predict osteoporotic fractures. Last December, based on the Appraisal of the Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE), the Hellenic Foundation of Osteoporosis, in collaboration with other scientific societies, provided guidelines for the use of DXA for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of osteoporosis and Quality Assurance (QA) of these systems. According to these guidelines, the adequacy of the present number of DXA units in Greece was assessed. There are 367 DXA units in Greece, and almost 50% are located in the capital city, Athens, where 34.1% of the population lives. The distribution of DXA devices per resident in the Greek provinces (except Attica) is between 4.2 units/100,000 heads (Ionian Islands) and 1.6 units/100,000 heads (Sterea Hellas). These guidelines have resulted in a suggestive yearly repeat of the measurements, to ensure the precision of the method, but mainly for reasons of compliance. Finally, these guidelines are viewed as a work in progress and will be updated periodically in response to advances in this field.
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ISSN:1108-7161