title: Fragility fractures in HIV-infected patients: need for better understanding of diagnosis and management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. mccomsey.grace@clevelandactu.org
authors.forename: Grace A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: McComsey
authors.forename: Jeannie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Woolley
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Sax
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swindells
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bonilla
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
mesh_terms: 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