Osteoporosis: risk assessment

Supporting evidence

• Other supporting evidence

• Methods (PDF 369 KB)

  Published:

  29 July 2026

• Evidence review

• Evidence reviews

• A: Risk factors for fragility fractures (PDF 381 KB)

  Published:

  29 July 2026

• B: Searching and analysis of electronic health records (PDF 623 KB)

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  29 July 2026

• C: Validity of fragility fracture risk prediction tools (PDF 1.79 MB)

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  29 July 2026

• D: Accuracy of bone assessment methods (PDF 2.08 MB)

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  29 July 2026

• E: Effectiveness of fragility fracture risk prediction tools (PDF 1.77 MB)

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  29 July 2026

• F: Diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness of Vfrac (PDF 811 KB)

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  29 July 2026

• G: Diagnosing vertebral fractures with DXA based VFA (PDF 1.74 MB)

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  29 July 2026

• H: Fracture risk monitoring in non-treatment groups (PDF 597 KB)

  Published:

  29 July 2026

• Surveillance report

• 2024 surveillance of osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture (NICE guideline CG146)

• 2019 surveillance of osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture (NICE guideline CG146)

• Full guidance

• CG146 Full guideline - August 2012 (PDF 2.12 MB)

  Published:

  06 August 2012

• Appendices (PDF 2.42 MB)

  Published:

  06 August 2012