DXA-based vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)
when doing a DXA scan
tests per year, UK, with a DXA scan, for men 70 and over and women 60 and over
“Consider doing a VFA when doing a DXA scan for: men aged 70 and over women aged 60 and over.”
NICE NG259, Osteoporosis: risk assessment, identifying vertebral fragility fractures, 2026-07
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Younger people get it too when they have a previous major fracture, glucocorticoid use or signs of vertebral fracture.
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.