[Osteoporosis and bone quality referred in NIH consensus 2000].

National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement 2000 included four main items. They were;definition of osteoporosis and fracture risk, different fracture risks among different segments of the population, factors for building and maintaining skeletal health throughout life, and evaluation and treatment of osteoporosis. It is clearly documented in the statement that bone strength reflects the integration of bone density and bone quality, and that evaluation of fracture in osteoporosis should depend on risk-based assessment rather than solely on the assessment of a BMD T-score. These issues indicate a new direction in the management of osteoporosis in near future.