Epidemiology of fractures in Armenia: development of a country-specific FRAX model and comparison to its surrogate

ConclusionA substantial proportion of major osteoporotic fractures in Armenia do not come to hospital attention. The disparities between surrogate and authentic FRAX models indicate the importance of developing country-specific FRAX models. Despite large differences between models, differences in the rank order of fracture probabilities were minimal.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research