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Characteristics of recurrent fractures

Authors: J. A. Kanis, H. Johansson, A. Odén, N. C. Harvey, V. Gudnason, K. M. Sanders, G. Sigurdsson, K. Siggeirsdottir, L. A. Fitzpatrick, F. Borgström, E. V. McCloskey

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 8/2018

Abstract

Summary

The present study, drawn from a sample of the Icelandic population, quantified high immediate risk and utility loss of subsequent fracture after a sentinel fracture (at the hip, spine, distal forearm and humerus) that attenuated with time.

Introduction

The risk of a subsequent osteoporotic fracture is particularly acute immediately after an index fracture and wanes progressively with time. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk and utility consequences of subsequent fracture after a sentinel fracture (at the hip, spine, distal forearm and humerus) with an emphasis on the time course of recurrent fracture.

Methods

The Reykjavik Study fracture registration, drawn from a sample of the Icelandic population (n = 18,872), recorded all fractures of the participants from their entry into the study until December 31, 2012. Medical records for the participants were manually examined and verified. First sentinel fractures were identified. Subsequent fractures, deaths, 10-year probability of fracture and cumulative disutility using multipliers derived from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic fractures Study (ICUROS) were examined as a function of time after fracture, age and sex.

Results

Over 10 years, subsequent fractures were sustained in 28% of 1498 individuals with a sentinel hip fracture. For other sentinel fractures, the proportion ranged from 35 to 38%. After each sentinel fracture, the risk of subsequent fracture was highest in the immediate post fracture interval and decreased markedly with time. Thus, amongst individuals who sustained a recurrent fracture, 31–45% did so within 1 year of the sentinel fracture. Hazard ratios for fracture recurrence (population relative risks) were accordingly highest immediately after the sentinel fracture (2.6–5.3, depending on the site of fracture) and fell progressively over 10 years (1.5–2.2). Population relative risks also decreased progressively with age. The utility loss during the first 10 years after a sentinel fracture varied by age (less with age) and sex (greater in women). In women at the age of 70 years, the mean utility loss due to fractures in the whole cohort was 0.081 whereas this was 12-fold greater in women with a sentinel hip fracture, and was increased 15-fold for spine fracture, 4-fold for forearm fracture and 8-fold for humeral fracture.

Conclusion

High fracture risks and utility loss immediately after fracture suggest that treatment given as soon as possible after fracture would avoid a higher number of new fractures compared with treatment given later. This provides the rationale for very early intervention immediately after a sentinel fracture.

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Title: Characteristics of recurrent fractures
Authors: J. A. Kanis
H. Johansson
A. Odén
N. C. Harvey
V. Gudnason
K. M. Sanders
G. Sigurdsson
K. Siggeirsdottir
L. A. Fitzpatrick
F. Borgström
E. V. McCloskey
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4502-0

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Characteristics of recurrent fractures

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Summary

Introduction

Methods

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Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Summary

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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