Risk factors predicting the ‘time to first fracture’ and its association with imminent fractures: a substudy of the FRISBEE cohort

ConclusionAmong the risk factors considered, previous glucocorticoid use and RA were predictors for early fracture, consistent with the concept of very high risk. The ‘time to first validated fracture’ was not an independent risk factor for imminent fractures. Patients with a first osteoporotic fracture should thus be considered at very high risk for re-fracture, independent of the 'time to first fracture'.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research