Review of Secondary Causes of Osteoporotic Fractures Due to Diabetes and Spinal Cord Injury

AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe aim of this review is to gain a better understanding of osteoporotic fractures and the different mechanisms that are driven in the scenarios of bone disuse due to spinal cord injury and osteometabolic disorders due to diabetes.Recent FindingsDespite major advances in understanding the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis, the high incidence of impaired fracture healing remains an important complication of bone loss, leading to marked impairment of the health of an individual and economic burden to the medical system.SummaryThis review underlines several pathways leading to bone loss and increased risk for fractures. Specifically, we addressed the different mechanisms leading to bone loss after a spinal cord injury and diabetes. Finally, it also encompasses the changes responsible for impaired bone repair in these scenarios, which may be of great interest for future studies on therapeutic approaches to treat osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures.
Source: Current Osteoporosis Reports - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research