Fragility fractures in HIV-infected patients: need for better understanding of diagnosis and management.
HIV infection, AIDS, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been associated with bone fragility fractures, although the prevalence and incidence are not well studied by researchers. In HIV and ART, osteopenia and osteoporosis are multifactorial, and health promotion or medical health maintenance should anticipate and prevent morbidity of bone fragility fractures.
McComsey
Grace A
GA
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. mccomsey.grace@clevelandactu.org
Huang
Jeannie S
JS
Woolley
Ian J
IJ
Young
Benjamin
B
Sax
Paul E
PE
Gerber
Marisa
M
Swindells
Susan
S
Bonilla
Hector
H
Gopalakrishnan
Geetha
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology