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ba0003oc2.6 | Osteoporosis epidemiology | ECTS2014

Absolute fracture and mortality risk in patients with a recent non-vertebral fracture: the contribution of secondary osteoporosis or other metabolic bone disease (SECOB)

van Geel Tineke , Geusens Piet , Bours Sandrine , Wyers Caroline , van den Bergh Joop

Objective: To investigate whether patients with secondary osteoporosis or other metabolic bone disease (SECOB) have a higher re-fracture or mortality risk.Method: Patients with a recent non-vertebral fracture who visited the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) of a hospital were prospectively followed for 2 years. Pearson Chi-square, Fishers Exact test, independent samples T-test, and Cox regression models were used.Results: In to...

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Absolute fracture and mortality risk in patients with a recent non-vertebral fracture: the contribution of secondary osteoporosis or other metabolic bone disease (SECOB)

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