Progression of vertebral fractures in long-term controlled acromegaly: a 9-year follow-up study.
Iris C M PelsmaN R BiermaszA M PereiraW R van FurthN M Appelman-DijkstraM KloppenburgH M KroonK M J A ClaessenPublished in: European journal of endocrinology (2020)
In this cohort of long-term, well-controlled acromegalic patients, the prevalence and progression of VFs was high, showing that the deleterious effects of GH and IGF-1 excess on bone persist despite achievement of longstanding remission.