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DXA MAP
Ireland is projected to have the greatest increase in fracture numbers by 2034 (54%), but osteoporosis is not a national priority and so does not get the attention it deserves commensurate with its impact on patients, our society and hospitals, and the economy
>200k Irish people have Osteoporosis
DXA MAP
The DXA (Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry) Management Application Project (MAP): A personalised patient-centred tool for osteoporosis screening and fracture prediction
A LIFE -THREATENING DISEASE OF THE SKELETON
Osteoporosis is the 3rd leading cause of mortality in Sweden
DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOPOROSIS
Incident major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) Clinical criteria =Low BMD + T-score <-2.5 Bone biopsy
TEST FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
Dual X-Ray Absorpitometry (DXA) scan Osteoporosis fracture (OF) can occur at any age
People with osteoporosis globally
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300k-500k Irish people have osteoporosis
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