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Balancing fracture risk versus risk of mortality before fracture among women aged 80 years or older.

John T SchousboeLisa LangsetmoHoward A FinkDeborah M KadoJane A CauleyBrent C TaylorKristine E Ensrud
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Considerable variation in 5-year competing mortality risk is present among women in late life with similar 5-year NSF risk. Both fracture risk and life expectancy should inform shared clinical decision-making regarding initiation or continuation of osteoporosis drug therapy for women aged ≥80 years.
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