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How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate the effectiveness of osteoporosis therapy in postmenopausal women?

Janet Cruz, Robert K. Persons

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Evidence-Based Answer After starting therapy for osteoporosis, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan results do not directly correlate with fracture risk (SOR: A, meta-analysis). In asymptomatic postmenopausal women on therapy for osteoporosis, a repeat DEXA scan is probably not helpful for at least 3 years (SOR: C, disease-oriented evidence).

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Evidence-Based Answer After starting therapy for osteoporosis, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan results do not directly correlate with fracture risk (SOR: A, meta-analysis). In asymptomatic postmenopausal women on therapy for osteoporosis, a repeat DEXA scan is probably not helpful for at least 3 years (SOR: C, disease-oriented evidence).

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Evidence-Based Answer After starting therapy for osteoporosis, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan results do not directly correlate with fracture risk (SOR: A, meta-analysis). In asymptomatic postmenopausal women on therapy for osteoporosis, a repeat DEXA scan is probably not helpful for at least 3 years (SOR: C, disease-oriented evidence).

Key concepts: Osteoporosis, Medicine, Postmenopausal women, Asymptomatic, Dual energy, Postmenopausal osteoporosis, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, Radiology

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