FRAX, Fracture Probability Tool

Welcome to FRAX^®

The FRAX^® tool has been developed by WHO to evaluate fracture risk of patients. It is based on individual patient models that integrate the risks associated with clinical risk factors as well as bone mineral density (BMD) at the femoral neck.

The FRAX^® models have been developed from studying population-based cohorts from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. In their most sophisticated form, the FRAX^® tool is computer-driven and is available on this site. Several simplified paper versions, based on the number of risk factors are also available, and can be downloaded for office use.

The FRAX^® algorithms give the 10-year probability of fracture. The output is a 10-year probability of hip fracture and the 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture (clinical spine, forearm, hip or shoulder fracture).

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Rare Fractures Linked To Drugs For Weak Bones : NPR

The study found 716 atypical fractures among more than 200,000 Ontario women over 68. The researchers calculate the risk at one or two atypical fractures for every 1,000 women who took bisphosphonate drugs for more than five years.

Enlarge Courtesy of Dr. Jennifer Schneider

An X-ray of Schneider's right femur (thighbone), which broke suddenly as she was standing on a New York subway train.

Courtesy of Dr. Jennifer Schneider

An X-ray of Schneider's right femur (thighbone), which broke suddenly as she was standing on a New York subway train.

That's fairly rare, and considerably less than the risk of another potential side effect from these drugs, a condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw — the death of part of the jawbone, following a major dental procedure. Still, since tens of millions of women are taking bisphosphonates, the Ontario study suggests thousands of them may suffer devastating atypical fractures every year.

But here's the dilemma: Many women really need these drugs, because they really do work to prevent ordinary hip fractures caused by osteoporosis.

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