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. 2014 Mar;43(1):233-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2013.09.004. Epub 2013 Dec 10.

Osteoporosis-associated fracture and diabetes

Salila Kurra  1 , Dorothy A Fink  2 , Ethel S Siris  3
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Osteoporosis-associated fracture and diabetes

Salila Kurra et al. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus are chronic diseases with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with an increased fracture risk. Fracture as a complication of diabetes must be considered when evaluating and treating patients with diabetes.

Keywords: Bone; Diabetes; Diabetes complications; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Skeletal disorder.

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