G Porcu, A Biffi, R Ronco, G Adami, R Alvaro, R Bogini, A P Caputi, B Frediani, D Gatti, S Gonnelli, G Iolascon, A Lenzi, S Leone, R Michieli, S Migliaccio, T Nicoletti, M Paoletta, A Pennini, E Piccirilli, M Rossini, U Tarantino, L Cianferotti, M L Brandi, G Corrao
PURPOSE: Since vertebral fragility fractures (VFFs) might increase the risk of subsequent fractures, we evaluated the incidence rate and the refracture risk of subsequent vertebral and non-vertebral fragility fractures (nVFFs) in untreated patients with a previous VFF. METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to February 2022 for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that analyzed the occurrence of subsequent fractures in untreated patients with prior VFFs...
November 3, 2023: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation