Young women with Turner syndrome did not incur fractures more frequently than those without the disease; however, fracture location differed between the two groups, according to study results. Halley M. Wasserman, MD, assistant professor at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center… read more
In a 2019 publication, ‘Fracture rate in women with oestrogen deficiency – Comparison of Turner Syndrome and premature ovarian insufficiency, a EU study concluded that TS is not associated with an overall excess risk of bone fracture. The higher rate of fractures at major osteoporatic fracture sites may be secondary to other issues such as hearing impairment and thinning or abnormal bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is the natural process of cyclical rebuilding of bone structure. read more