Osteoporosis Risk of Fracture Score for Predicting Vertebral Fracture

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a postmenopausal woman with back pain?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Pain intensity along a 10 cm visual analogue scale

Previous height

Current height

Does the patient have a history of fracture in a nonvertebral bone after low impact?

Yes

Has the patient had a sudden onset of pain?

Yes

Is the pain localized to the thoracic spine?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

Which is

Value of X

Probability of a vertebral fracture

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Osteoporosis Prescreening Risk Assessment (OPERA) Tool
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- FRAX® WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

Therapy

Selection
Prevention
- Lung Disease Treated with Corticosteroids | Reducing Risk of Osteoporosis

Monitoring

Adverse Effects
- Lung Disease Treated with Corticosteroids | Reducing Risk of Osteoporosis

Specialty

Surgery, orthopedic
Endocrinology
Nutrition

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

M80 - Osteoporosis with pathological fracture

Score of Roux et al for Predicting a Vertebral Fracture in a Postmenopausal Woman with Osteoporosis and Back Pain

Purpose: To identify a postmenopausal woman with back pain who should have imaging studies of the spine based on the score of Roux et al.