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$ 52,000,000,000.00 in one Year!!
Fragility Fractures are fractures caused by osteoporosis. Fragility Fractures cost an enormous amount of money. They also cause pain, suffering, disability, nursing home stays, and death.
The estimated total cost of Fragility Fractures in the European Union for 2010 was 39 billion Euros. That is $52 billion US! Real money! That is a lot to pay for fractures that might have been prevented by screening and preventive treatment.
Welcome to ISCD 2012
What determines “osteoporosis”? Is it DXA and BMD? Perhaps VFA and the lateral spine? What is the importance of Kyphosis? When is a collapsed vertebra a fracture? These are all questions for ISCD 2012.
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry meets this week at the 2012 annual meeting. As a society, we began by studying DXA as a tool to identify individuals at increased Risk of Fracture. We now realize that DXA and BMD are only part of the analysis. FRAX has been a major step forward. We will be sharing our observations and advancing our collective knowledge.
ISCD Certification = Quality DXA + VFA
Reading DXA looks easy. The computer reads it for you. All you have to do is sign the reported t-score. WRONG!!
Computer generated DXA readings are often incorrect. Accurate DXA requires human review and correction of computer generated inaccuracies and errors. Otherwise, you receive wrong diagnosis and false reassurance about your Fracture Risk. How can you get a correct reading? Insist on ISCD certified readings!