Screening for Osteoporosis

Release Date: January 2011

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This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for osteoporosis.

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents

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Summary of Recommendations

• The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis in women aged 65 years or older and in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman who has no additional risk factors.
  Grade: B Recommendation.
• The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for osteoporosis in men.
  Grade: I Statement

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Supporting Documents

Screening for Osteoporosis, January 2011
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 580 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 52 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 771 KB; PDF Help)—Published July 2010
Systematic Evidence Review (PDF File, 3.2 MB; PDF Help)—Published July 2010

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Current as of March 2011

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Internet Citation:

Screening for Osteoporosis, Topic Page. January 2011. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsoste.htm

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