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SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY RELEASES UPDATED NATIONAL GUIDELINES
The Saudi Osteoporosis Society has released updated national guidelines to address the growing public health challenge of fragility fractures in Saudi Arabia, which have risen by over 25% from 2019 to 2023 due to an aging population. Despite the availability of safe and effective medications and improvements in treatment rates for osteoporosis in Saudi Arabia, treatment initiation remains suboptimal, with studies showing less than 10% of high-risk patients receiving effective secondary fracture prevention.
TEN-YEAR PROBABILITY OF A MAJOR OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE IN SAUDI WOMEN BY AGE
%
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
40
50
60
70
80
90
Age (years)
Probability in women with a prior fragility fracture
Probability in women with no clinical risk factors
To tackle these issues, the 2023 guideline incorporated the Saudi- specific FRAX model for localised fracture risk assessment, enhanced vitamin D and calcium management
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