Commentary - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Research (2022) Volume 5, Issue 4

Patients undergoing surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism experience a lower fracture incidence.

As many individuals have minor disease, the need for surgery in primary hyperparathyroidism has been debated. The main goal was to assess the prevalence of fractures in a current population-based cohort of patients undergoing primary hyperparathyroidism surgery. Investigating whether preoperative serum calcium, adenoma weight, or poly glandular disease affect fracture incidence was the secondary goal.

Author(s): Karl Nadolsky

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