FRAX® tool uses information about bone density and other risk factors for breaking a bone to estimate a 10-year fracture risk. A FRAX® score estimates the chance of breaking a hip as well as the combined chance of breaking a hip or other major bones over the next ten years. Other major bones include the spine, hip, forearm and shoulder.

The FRAX® tool can be used to guide treatment decisions in people who meet the following three conditions:
Postmenopausal women or men age 50 and older
People with low bone density (osteopenia)
People who have not taken an osteoporosis medicine

FRAX® - The WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool