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2023 Clinical Practice Guideline

Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update.

This guideline is an update of the 2010 Osteoporosis Canada clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada.  The new guideline has 25 key recommendations and 10 good practice statements with emphasis on the areas of exercise, nutrition, fracture risk assessment, treatment, and interventions.

The guideline has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).


Appendices

Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update Appendices 1 and 2

Appendix 1. Guideline supplementary tables

Appendix 2. Supplementary material


Tools

High Risk Of Osteoporosis-Related Fracture: Next Steps

A tool designed for physicians and their patients who are at high risk of fracture and starting medication.

Algorithm 1:

Integrated approach to the management of bone health and fracture prevention in postmenopausal females and males 50 years and older.

Algorithm 2:

Approach to pharmacotherapy to prevent fractures.

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