Endocrine Abstracts

According to numerous studies, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of low traumatic non-vertebral fracture. There are a limited number of studies which evaluate lateral vertebral X-Rays in order to diagnose vertebral fractures in patients with T2DM. The goal of our study was to investigate the difference in vertebral fracture rate registered on lateral X-Ray between subjects with T2DM and a control group being under observation in the same outp...

Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that the skeleton might be another affected organ in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study evaluates the prevalence of low-traumatic vertebral and non-vertebral fractures and their risk factors in subjects with T2DM.Materials and methods: We invited outpatients with T2DM, who were under observation in a single outpatient clinic. The subjects were interviewed regarding the presence of low-traumati...