Increased Prevalence of Radiological Spinal Deformities in Active Acromegaly: A Cross-Sectional Study in Postmenopausal Women

Abstract

This cross-sectional study shows that high numbers of postmenopausal women with acromegaly develop vertebral fractures in relation to the activity of disease. Furthermore, our study shows that, in patients with active acromegaly, vertebral fractures occur even in the presence of normal BMD, whereas in patients with controlled acromegaly, vertebral fractures are always accompanied by a pathological BMD.