Muscle Impact of Treating Osteoporosis

Inclusion Criteria

• •Ambulatory adults age ≥65 years including those using assistive devices to maximize generalizability, if they have criteria for treating osteoporosis including:
• •1. Osteoporosis by axial bone density (spine, hip or forearm BMD T-score ≤-2.5 SD) or
• •2. A previous adult fragility fracture of the spine or hip or
• •3. Would be treated based on FRAX National Osteoporosis Foundation treatment thresholds of a 10-year risk of ≥ 20% for a major osteoporotic fracture or ≥ 3% for hip fracture using femoral neck BMD.