Increased Fragility Fracture Rates in Older Men with Osteomyelitis

Evelyn Hsieh, Stephanie Shiau, Olivia Nolan, Cynthia L. Gibert, Roger J. Bedimo, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Amy C. Justice, Julie A. Womack, Michael T. Yin

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Abstract

In this study, we evaluated fracture incidence over a 10-year period among men with and without osteomyelitis from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Fracture incidence was significantly higher among those with osteomyelitis at all osteoporotic fracture sites after adjusting for key related risk factors. Future prospective studies are warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1239-1242
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume69
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 13 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • fracture incidence
  • inflammatory bone loss
  • osteomyelitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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