NOF's "Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis" is intended for bone doctors and was developed by a panel of bone experts and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. The guide features a new algorithm on absolute fracture risk released by the World Health Organization (WHO). This algorithm measures bone density and estimates the likelihood of a person to break a bone due to low bone mass or osteoporosis over a period of 10 years.
According to NOF president Dr. Ethel Siris, "In developing the new Clinician's Guide, NOF is providing healthcare professionals in the U.S. with the newest advances for diagnosing and managing osteoporosis. To be able to better identify and treat those patients at risk for osteoporosis and costly fractures will have a positive impact on the medical, emotional and economic burden that osteoporosis bears on this country."
An estimated 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass or at risk of suffering the disease.
