Hip and vertebral fracture risk after initiating antidiabetic drugs in Japanese elderly: a nationwide study

ConclusionsInitiating insulin increased the risk of not only hip fractures but also vertebral fractures. Patients initiating antidiabetic drugs had increased risks of hip and vertebral fractures compared with those initiating biguanide independently for age, gender, polypharmacy, and dementia in the Japanese elderly.
Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research