Bone Abstracts

Introduction: The reported prevalence of secondary causes for osteoporosis in men and women aged ≥50 years with a fracture is 35–60%, but data on these causes are scarce in patients with osteopenia and fractures.Objective: To investigate whether secondary causes for osteoporosis are prevalent and may contribute to fracture risk in patients aged ≥50 years with osteopenia and a recent fracture.Materials and methods: ...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare disease caused by excess growth hormone (GH) production by an adenoma of the anterior pituitary gland. The skeletal complications of GH and IGF-1 excess include increased bone turnover, increased cortical bone mass and deteriorated microarchitecture of trabecular bone, associated with a high risk of vertebral fractures in the presence of a relatively normal Bone Mineral Density (BMD). There are no data on bone material properties in patients ...