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  • Introduction
  • Diagnosis of osteoporosis
  • Fracture risk assessment
  • Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)
  • Quality of DXA and VFA
  • Technologies for assessment of skeletal health
  • WHO fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®)
  • Medical history
  • Physical exam
  • Evaluation for secondary causes of osteoporosis
  • Basic blood tests
  • Basic urine tests
  • Additional Studies in Selected Patients
  • Bone turnover markers
  • Imaging studies
  • Bone biopsy
  • Summary