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A study to predict fracture risk using bone mineral density and FRAX score in patients on chronic maintenance
Sunil K Patro1, Neeraj Pawar2, Diwashish Biswas3
1Department of General Medicine, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Introduction:
Disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism are prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are important causes of morbidity also their diagnosis often delayed and require a spectrum of investigations. The current study attempts to predict and correlate, the fracture risk using simple tools like BMD and FRAX (Fracture Risk Assessment Tool) score in CKD patients.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study among 50 CKD patients age more that 40 years attending OPD (Out Patient Department) at a tertiary care Hospital in north India.
Results:
There is a negative correlation between BMD (NOF) and FRAX score for hip fracture risk and major osteoporotic fracture risk.
Conclusion:
The 10-year fracture risk in these patients, as predicted by FRAX score using FRAX (Indian) calculator, was significantly higher in CKD patients.
Recommendation:
FRAX can be useful tool for early screening of fracture risk in such situations for timely interventions.
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