ba0003pp271 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2014
Malgo Frank
, Appelman-Dijkstra Natasha
, Termaat Frank
, van der Heide Huub
, Schipper Inger
, Hamdy Neveen
Introduction: The reported prevalence of secondary causes for osteoporosis in men and women aged ≥50 years with a fracture is 3560%, but data on these causes are scarce in patients with osteopenia and fractures.Objective: To investigate whether secondary causes for osteoporosis are prevalent and may contribute to fracture risk in patients aged ≥50 years with osteopenia and a recent fracture.Materials and methods: ...