FRAX calculation with and without bone mineral density for assessment of osteoporotic fracture risk in patients of rheumatic disease: a cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: To compare fracture risk assessment (FRAX) calculation with and without bone mineral density (BMD) in predicting 10-year probability of hip and major osteoporotic fracture in patients of rheumatic diseases.

Methodology: A cross-sectional was conducted at outpatient Department of Rheumatology. Eighty-one Patients of more than 40 years of age having either sex.