Osteogenesis Imperfecta after the Menopause
- 28 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 310 (26) , 1694-1696
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198406283102602
Abstract
We studied the fracture rate as a function of age in 45 women and 20 men with osteogenesis imperfecta. In each variant of the disorder, the fracture rate in women peaked in childhood, declined in adolescence, and rose again after the menopause. In contrast, the fracture rate in men remained low after adolescence. After the menopause women were vulnerable to crush fractures of the spine as well as fractures of the long bones.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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