Risk of osteoporotic fracture and refracture: the importance of index fracture site.
Rafael Izquierdo-AvinoL Cebollada-GadeaM Jordan-JarqueD Bordonaba-BosqueJ A López-CabanasPublished in: Archives of osteoporosis (2023)
Sustaining a subsequent fracture after an index fracture is a common event in the population over age 50, more commonly occurring within 6 months of index fracture. Analysis of fracture site correlation shows that refracture risk is increased mainly when index and subsequent fracture site are the same.
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