Key result
The QFracture algorithm was superior to the FRAX tool in assessing the risk of hip fracture among 101 older patients.
Why the study?
Does the QFracture algorithm improve the prediction of hip fracture compared to the FRAX tool?
Does the QFracture algorithm improve the prediction of hip fracture compared to the FRAX tool?
The QFracture algorithm is suggested to be better than the FRAX tool in assessing the risk of hip fracture.
May support QFracture over FRAX for hip fracture risk assessment in older adults; leaves open need for larger prospective validation before practice change.
Cooper and Harvey’s editorial supports the World Health Organization’s FRAX tool as better than the QFracture algorithm in identifying osteoporotic fracture risk.1 2 However, the impact of osteoporosis is dominated by hip fracture, so these tools’ ability to predict who will sustain this devastating injury needs to be examined. We assessed 101 patients (79 women; mean age 82.5 …
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Antony Johansen (2012) studied this question. The QFracture algorithm was superior to the FRAX tool in assessing the risk of hip fracture among 101 older patients.
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