'Bone Up'
Screening Osteoporosis
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The lads sit down with Prof Neil Gittoes to discuss SCOOP (Screening in the Community to Reduce Osteoporotic Fractures). The study was a large UK trial (12,483 women, aged 70–85) finding that screening for fracture risk using FRAX and targeting treatment to high-risk individuals significantly reduces hip fractures. Professor Gittoes is a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital…