Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis: A Comprehensive Review

It has been accepted that supraphysiologic doses of corticosteroids cause clinically significant bone loss. Clinically significant bone loss occurs in most men and women exposed to corticosteroids. Between 30% and 50% of patients taking long-term corticosteroids experience fractures. With more elderly patients being treated with corticosteroids for a variety of illnesses, the prevalence of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, fractures, and …