RATE AND TYPES OF FRACTURES IN CORTICOSTEROID-TREATED MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS PATIENTS

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TROIANO, RA [1 ]
JOTKOWITZ, A [1 ]
COOK, SD [1 ]
BANSIL, S [1 ]
ZITO, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY,NEW JERSEY MED SCH,DEPT NEUROSCI,NEWARK,NJ 07103
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10.1212/WNL.42.7.1389
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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In a retrospective study of 103 corticosteroid-treated MS patients, the average rate of fracture events was 3.2% of the patients per year over 7.1 (+/- 5.7 SD) years at risk. Fractures of the ribs, pelvis, hip, or vertebrae occurred in 11 patients and became most common 5 years after starting steroids. Relatively high or low cumulative doses of steroids did not correlate predictably with the occurrence of fractures.
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