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Prevalence of Vertebral Fractures in Men with Acromegaly

Author(s) -

Gherardo Mazziotti,

Antonio Bianchi,

Stefania Bonadonna,

Vincenzo Cimino,

Ilaria Patelli,

Alessandra Fusco,

Alfredo Pontecorvi,

Laura De Marinis,

Andrea Giustina

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0791

Subject(s) - medicine , acromegaly , odds ratio , osteoporosis , confidence interval , vertebral compression fracture , logistic regression , lumbar , surgery , growth hormone , hormone

Data on osteoporotic fractures in acromegaly are limited. An increased prevalence of radiological vertebral fractures was already observed in postmenopausal women with active acromegaly. It is unknown whether this observation may reflect a more general increased risk of fractures in acromegaly.

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