Refracture and mortality risk in the elderly with osteoporotic fractures: the AGES-Reykjavik study.
Anitha D PraveenThor AspelundStephen J FergusonSigurður SigurðssonVilmundur GuðnasonHalldór PálssonDavid MatcharBenedikt HelgasonPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2024)
The risk of refracture significantly increases in the first six years following the initial fracture. Elderly women, who experience fractures at a younger age, should be closely monitored to address their long-term elevated refracture risk. Elderly men, especially those with hip and vertebral fractures, face substantial mortality risk and require prioritized monitoring and treatment.