Osteoporosis & bone health

Update on the clinical use of trabecular bone score (TBS) in the management of osteoporosis: results of an expert group meeting organized by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) under the auspices of WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging

Osteoporos IntPublished Position paper with systematic review and expert consensus statements

Methodological detailsGRADE
  • GRADE

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. strongly recommended

    TBS enhances fracture risk prediction in both primary and secondary osteoporosis

  2. strongly recommended

    TBS, with bone mineral density (BMD) and clinical risk factors, can inform treatment initiation and choice of antiosteoporosis treatment

  3. strongly recommended

    TBS provides useful adjunctive information in monitoring treatment with long-term denosumab and anabolic agents

Original publication

Update on the clinical use of trabecular bone score (TBS) in the management of osteoporosis: results of an expert group meeting organized by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) under the auspices of WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging. Osteoporos Int. Published 1 July 2023. doi:10.1007/s00198-023-06817-4

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