Re: Overdiagnosis of bone fragility in the quest to prevent hip fracture
Anyone who finds the arguments advanced by Jarvinen et al even slightly persuasive should first read the rebuttal published in Osteoporosis International (July 2015) by Dr Juliet Compston (Cambridge) before forming a personal view of the validity of Jarvinen et al's arguments.
Competing interests:
I was previously in the same University Department as Dr Compston
29 July 2015
Jonathan Reeve
Academic physician with a special interest in bone disease
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science
Rapid Response:
Re: Overdiagnosis of bone fragility in the quest to prevent hip fracture
Anyone who finds the arguments advanced by Jarvinen et al even slightly persuasive should first read the rebuttal published in Osteoporosis International (July 2015) by Dr Juliet Compston (Cambridge) before forming a personal view of the validity of Jarvinen et al's arguments.
Competing interests: I was previously in the same University Department as Dr Compston