A 73-year-old asymptomatic woman with a history of a Colles fracture of the left radius 10 years earlier presents for evaluation. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry shows a bone mineral density (BMD) T score of −2.5 in the total hip and −2.8 in the lumbar spine.

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