The characteristics of osteoporotic fractures in the region of Bialystok (BOS-2). The application of the WHO algorithm, FRAX®BMI and FRAX®BMD assessment tools to determine patients for intervention.

Background: The 2007 WHO guidelines for the treatment of osteoporosis require that we know the population risk of an osteoporotic fracture for each country to classify patients requiring treatment.

Material And Methods: Studies have been carried out among a random cohort of 1,608 women over the age of 40 to assess a ten-year absolute risk of main osteoporotic fractures (AR-10 m.o.