The Added Value of SARC-F to Prescreening Using FRAX for Hip Fracture Prevention in Older Community Adults

To examine the potential added value of a simple 5-item questionnaire for sarcopenia screening (SARC-F) to the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) for hip fracture risk prediction, in order to identify at-risk older adults for screening with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Yi Su, Jean W. Woo, Timothy C.Y. Kwok Tags: Original Study Source Type: research