Acromegaly and the long-term fracture risk of the vertebra and hip: a national cohort study.
Hyemi KwonKyung-Do HanBong-Sung KimSun Joon MoonSe Eun ParkEun-Jung RheeWon Young LeePublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
The patients with acromegaly had a higher risk of hip fractures as well as clinical vertebral fractures than the controls. The increased fracture risk in patients with acromegaly was time-dependent and was observed even during the early period of follow-up.