Incident fracture is associated with a period of accelerated loss of hip BMD: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
Blaine A ChristiansenS L HarrisonH A FinkN E Lanenull nullPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Systemic bone loss following fracture may increase the risk of future fractures at all skeletal sites. There is a need for improved understanding of mechanisms leading to apparent accelerated bone loss following a fracture in order to reduce subsequent fracture risk.