Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	26006
Country	Greece

Received	2016-03-28 14:59
Peer-Review Started	2016-03-30 17:29
To Make the First Decision	2016-05-13 16:32
Return for Revision	2016-05-16 10:01
Revised	2016-05-26 02:25
Second Decision	2016-06-12 10:19
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-13 05:51
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-07-18 10:39
Articles in Press	2016-07-18 10:39
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-09-01 18:04
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-09-12 08:40

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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Risk assessment instruments for screening bone mineral density in a Mediterranean population
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sotirios Christodoulou, Georgios I Drosos, Athanasios Ververidis, Antonios Galanos, George Anastassopoulos and Konstantinos Kazakos
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Georgios I Drosos, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, St. Niarhos Street 1, Dragana, 68100 Alexan­droupolis, Greece. drosos@otenet.gr
Key Words	Osteoporosis; Bone mineral density; Risk assessment; Dual X-ray absorptiometry; Osteopenia
Core Tip	Bone mineral density (BMD) measurement using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is currently the most widely used method for osteoporosis screening, treatment and patient monitoring. Nevertheless, per-forming routine BMD measurements of all women is not feasible for most populations, and at present there is no universally accepted policy for population screening in Europe to identify patients with osteoporosis or those at high risk of fracture. Osteoporosis risk factor screening tools have been developed to identify postmenopausal women in need of DEXA screening and possible inter-vention for osteoporosis.
Publish Date	2016-09-12 08:40
Citation	Christodoulou S, Drosos GI, Ververidis A, Galanos A, Anastas­sopoulos G, Kazakos K. Risk assessment instruments for screening bone mineral density in a Mediterranean population. World J Orthop 2016; 7(9): 577-583
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i9/577.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i9.577

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