Effects of drugs on bone metabolism in a cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

This study is a retrospective review examining the prevalence of drugs commonly used in the management of spinal cord injury (SCI) which may influence bone health.

Objective

The aim of our study was to examine the role commonly prescribed medications play in post-SCI bone health.

Setting

We included all males 21 years of age and older who were evaluated over a 10-year period at an SCI-specialized center for a trauma-induced SCI.

Method

We compared characteristics of individuals with normal bone mass to those with low bone mass according to their dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Medication lists were reviewed for the presence of drugs considered to either positively or negatively affect bone metabolism.

Results

Comparing individua

SUBMITTER: Kokorelis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6335409 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature