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The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a new diagnostic tool in the fight against fractures resulting from osteoporosis. This new risk assessment tool – call FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool), was created to provide a way to assess the risk for osteoporotic fractures more accurately. FRAX provides the 10-year probability that an individual may have a major osteoporotic fracture; including hip, clinical spine, forearm, hip or shoulder. FRAX takes into consideration the results of the FRAX questionnaire and bone mineral density (BMD) at the femoral neck (part of the thigh bone that connects to the hip joint).

This online measurement tool was created by Dr. John A. Kanis, president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), and other medical experts in osteoporosis. To learn more about this online tool,click here.