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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: June 2018

Workgroups: Osteoporosis Workgroup, Access to Health Services Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends using bone measurement testing to screen women age 65 years or older for osteoporosis and prevent fractures. USPSTF also recommends bone measurement testing to prevent fractures in postmenopausal women younger than 65 years who are at increased risk of osteoporosis. USPSTF found insufficient evidence to assess whether the benefits of screening men for osteoporosis to prevent fractures outweigh the harms.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the proportion of adults with osteoporosis — O‑01
Little or no detectable change
Reduce hip fractures among older adults — O‑02
Baseline only
Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2019). Final recommendation statement: Osteoporosis to prevent fractures: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening