High Luteinizing Hormone and Lower Levels of Sex Hormones in Younger Men With Distal Radius Fracture

ABSTRACT This study investigates the sex steroid hormone profile in younger men with distal radius fracture (DRF) to elucidate if this could explain the low bone density and osteoporosis previously observed. In a case–control study, 73 men with DRF (mean age 38 ± 9 years; range, 20–51) was compared...

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Main Authors: Lisa Egund, Sigrid Isaksson, Fiona E McGuigan, Aleksander Giwercman, Kristina E Åkesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:JBMR Plus
Subjects:
BMD
MEN
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10421