Volumetric femoral BMD, bone geometry, and serum sclerostin levels differ between type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women with and without fragility fractures

Conclusion Our data suggest that volumetric bone parameters by QCT and serum sclerostin levels can identify T2D individuals at high risk of fracture and might therefore show promise as clinical tools for fracture risk assessment in T2D. However, future research is needed to establish diabetes-specific QCT- and sclerostin-reference databases.
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research