Vertebral fracture risk higher in chronic hypoparathyroidism: Study
The risk of fractures in the vertebrae, the bones in the spine, was 55% higher in people with chronic hypoparathyroidism than in the general population, a nationwide study in Sweden found. Conversely, the risk of femur (thighbone) fractures was 30% less common in the hypoparathyroidism group. Chronic hypoparathyroidism patients…