Diabetes and fractures: new evidence of atypical femoral fractures?

ConclusionPatients with T1D have a higher risk of ST/FS fractures compared with sex- and age-matched controls. Since a proportion of ST/FS fractures are classified as AFFs, this could point towards the fact that AFFs also are increased in patients with T1D, but not T2D.
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research