JAMA Intern Med: Study on the risk of traumatic fractures, non-traumatic fractures and subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women

One out of every two postmenopausal women will have osteoporosis- related fractures for the rest of their lives
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Fractures in middle-aged and elderly people are associated with loss of independence, chronic pain, disability, decreased quality of life, and increased risk of death

Osteoporosis Researchers recently investigated the relationship between traumatic fractures and the risk of subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women aged 50-64

The WHI study is a prospective observational study involving postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 from 40 clinical centers in the United States
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A total of 66,874 participants were collected, with an average follow-up of 8.
1 years

The average age of female participants without a clinical fracture event was 63.

1 years, the average age of participants with a fracture event was 65.

Experienced occasional fractures during the study follow-up period

Studies have shown that for postmenopausal women, whether the initial fracture is a traumatic or non-traumatic fracture, the risk of subsequent fractures is significantly increased
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For postmenopausal women, whether the initial fracture is a traumatic or non-traumatic fracture, the risk of subsequent fractures is significantly increased
.

For postmenopausal women, whether the initial fracture is a traumatic or non-traumatic fracture, the risk of subsequent fractures is significantly increased

Original source:

Carolyn J.

Risk of Subsequent Fractures in Postmenopausal Women After Nontraumatic vs Traumatic Fractures.
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