Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is associated with an increased prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia. They aim to evaluate the use of the World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX®) tool in these patients to assess 10-yr risk of fracture.
J Clin Densitom. 2017 Apr – Jun;20(2):180-187. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2016.08.010.
Serrano-Montalbán B, Arias Á, Friginal-Ruiz AB, Lucendo AJ
