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. 2022 Mar 15;6(3):e21.00253. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00253

Table 3.

WHO, NOF, and NBHA NOF Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoporosis8

T-score ≤2.5 at the femoral neck or spinea
History of hip or vertebral fracture
T-score between −1 and −2.5 at the femoral neck or spine and a 10-year risk of hip fracture ≥3% or major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20%

NBHA = National Bone Health Alliance, NOF = National Osteoporosis Foundation, WHO = World Health Organization

a

After appropriate evaluation to exclude secondary causes.