Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the 10-year Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) into Filipino

Pauline Melesse S del Rosario, Misael Jonathan A Ticman and Leo Daniel D Caro
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Pauline Melesse S del Rosario: Department of Orthopaedics, East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Leo Daniel D Caro: Department of Orthopaedics, University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, Philippines

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2020, vol. 15, issue 4, 112-115

Abstract: Osteoporosis remains a major global health problem, causing approximately 8.9 million fractures each year, 25-43% of which are fractures at the hip [1-4]. The combined lifetime risk of fractures of the hip, forearm and vertebrae secondary to osteoporosis is around 40%, roughly the equivalent of the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease [5]. There is also an increase in the 5-year mortality rate of those with hip and vertebral fractures, which signal or begin a progressive decline in health [6]. Although surveillance, diagnosis and treatment protocols for osteoporosis have been developed and refined, the incidence of hip fractures continue to rise each year, which is unacceptable for a preventable morbidity [1].

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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2020.15.555921

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