Carla Caffarelli

Fracture Risk Stratification by REMS: A 5 Years Prospective Longitudinal Multicentre Study

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture. Current predictive tools, mainly based on DXA-BMD, do not full capture all the factors contributing to bone deterioration. By combining information on bone quantity (T-...

Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Hypovitaminosis D in Italian Adults Aged ≥50 Years Attending Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Centers

Background/Objectives: Hypovitaminosis-D is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, associated with adverse skeletal and extra-skeletal outcomes. Increasing demand for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) testing points toward the need for simple tools to identify individuals at r...