Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis is the most common form of secondary osteoporosis and the first cause in young people. Bone loss and increased rate of fractures occur early after the initiation of corticosteroid therapy, and are then related to dosage and treatment duration. The increase in frac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Briot, Karine, Roux, Christian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613168/