Elevated red blood cell distribution width is associated with poor outcome in osteoporotic vertebral fracture.

Yoshihito SakaiNorimitsu WakaoHiroki MatsuiTsuyoshi WatanabeHiroki IidaAkira Katsumi

Published in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2021)

Elevated RDW was associated with the poor clinical outcomes of conservative treatment of an OVF, independent of osteoporosis or severity of the OVF. RDW provides prognostic information for risk stratification as a senescence biomarker.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
dna damage
endothelial cells
healthcare
social media
combination therapy
hip fracture