WGO Practice Guideline - Osteoporosis
Title: Osteoporosis
Definitions
Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass (osteopenia) and micro-architectural deterioration, resulting in an increased risk of fracture. (1,2).
Gastroenterologists will encounter patients in their practices with osteoporosis/osteopenia, and practice guidelines about diagnosis, presentation and treatment would be useful.
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Graded Evidence
- Meta-analyses, Systematic reviews, Practice guidelines
- Clinical Trials
- Other Reading
- View Cascaded Evidence
Review team
- Professor Alan B.R. Thomson University of Alberta, Canada
- Dr. K. Siminoski, University of Alberta, Canada
- Professor Michael Fried, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
- Dr Roques Saenz, University del Desarrollo, Chile
- Professor Henry Cohen, Clinica de Endoscopia y Gastroenterologia, Uruguay
- Professor A. Elewaut, Gent University Hospital, Belgium
- Professor Ole Thomsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Drs. Justus Krabshuis, Highland Data, France
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