Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USAHumansFemalePulmonary DiseaseChronic ObstructiveMale
Loss of muscle and bone mass with increased adiposity and fractures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A 5-year follow-up cohort study.
Roberta Queiroz Graumam, Luiza V A Silva, Marcela M C Pinheiro, Vera L Szejnfeld, Charlles H M Castro
Published: 202610.1007/s00198-025-07776-8
Abstract
Musculoskeletal fragility in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often overlooked. Using an observational cohort of COPD patients followed over five years, a higher fracture rate was observed alongside significant loss of bone and muscle…
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