Abstract
The Association of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Osteoporotic Fracture in Older Patients
Highlights
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the most common chronic respiratory disease in the world and results in increasing economic costs [1]
Several observational studies have opened a debate about whether chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with osteoporotic fractures in treated COPD patients [5,6,7,8]
A cross-sectional study conducted by Watanabe et al reported that the prevalence of vertebral osteoporotic fractures is as high as 79.4% in Japanese men with COPD [5]
Summary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the most common chronic respiratory disease in the world and results in increasing economic costs [1]. Several observational studies have opened a debate about whether COPD is associated with osteoporotic fractures in treated COPD patients [5,6,7,8]. A cross-sectional study conducted by Watanabe et al reported that the prevalence of vertebral osteoporotic fractures is as high as 79.4% in Japanese men with COPD [5].
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