How well do the FRAX (Australia) and Garvan calculators predict incident fractures? Data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
Kara L Holloway-KewY ZhangA G BetsonK B AndersonD HansN K HydeG C NicholsonN A PocockM A KotowiczJ A PascoPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)
Overall, the FRAX and Garvan calculators underestimated MOF and fragility fractures, particularly in individuals with osteopenia or osteoporosis. Hip fractures were predicted better by both calculators. AUROC analyses suggest that GarvanBMD performed better than GarvannoBMD for prediction of fragility fractures.