Validity of major osteoporotic fracture diagnosis codes in the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System in Hong Kong.
Ching-Lung CheungYu-Cho WooAlan C H LeeJoanne K Y LamJody K P ChuIan C K WongChing-Lung CheungPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)
The use of ICD-9 code algorithm to identify major osteoporotic fracture in CDARS is a valid tool with a very high PPV. However, cautious interpretation is required when the study focuses on incident vertebral fracture. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.