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Review
. 2018 Jun 20;2(5):247-256.
doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10055. eCollection 2018 Sep.

The Hidden Burden of Fractures in People Living With HIV

Melissa O Premaor  1 , Juliet E Compston  2
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Review

The Hidden Burden of Fractures in People Living With HIV

Melissa O Premaor et al. JBMR Plus. .

Abstract

The survival of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased markedly since the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, other morbidities have emerged, including osteoporosis. The estimated incidence of fractures at any site in people living with HIV ranges from 0.1 per 1000 person-years to 8.4 per 1000 person-years: at least twice that of people without HIV. This increased risk seems to be related to HIV itself and its treatment. Risk factors for bone disease in HIV-positive (HIV+) subjects include both classical risk factors for osteoporosis and fracture and factors linked to HIV itself, such as inflammation, reconstitution syndrome, low CD4, ART, and co-infection with hepatitis B and C viruses. The risk of fractures in these individuals can be at least partially assessed by measurement of BMD and the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX™). Only alendronate and zoledronic acid have been studied in HIV+ individuals; both show beneficial effects on BMD, although data on fracture reduction are not available. © 2018 The Authors. JBMR Plus Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Keywords: AIDS; Fracture; HIV; Osteoporosis.

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Forest plot of the odds ratio of total fractures in HIV‐positive subjects.
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