Very high frequency of fragility fractures associated with high-dose glucocorticoids in postmenopausal women: A retrospective study

Purpose To evaluate the incidence of fragility fractures associated with high-dose glucocorticoid therapy in patients with systemic rheumatic disease. Methods: A retrospective study of patients who were treated with high-dose prednisolone (>0.8 mg/kg) for systemic rheumatic disease at Kobe Univer...

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Main Authors: Goichi Kageyama, Takaichi Okano, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Keisuke Nishimura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Jun Saegusa, Goh Tsuji, Shunichi Kumagai, Akio Morinobu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Bone Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187216300511