The impact of acute fracture on interpretation of bone turnover marker measurements for patients starting anti-resorptive therapies

Bone turnover markers (BTM) are used in evaluating patients' response to anti-resorptive agents (ARA). Fracture and its healing process, however, can influence the measurements, which might make their interpretation difficult in patients with a recent fracture. We aimed to evaluate the effect of oral ARA on changes in BTM levels in patients with a recent distal radius fracture (DRF). In 143 women who had a new DRF and then received oral ARA...