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J Bone Metab. 2013 Nov;20(2):95-8. doi: 10.11005/jbm.2013.20.2.95. Epub 2013 Nov 18.

The necessity of bone densitometry for patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Journal of bone metabolism

Ki-Yong An, Woo-Jin Shin, Kyu-Jung Lee

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.

PMID: 24524064 PMCID: PMC3910306 DOI: 10.11005/jbm.2013.20.2.95

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To analyze the necessity of bone densitometry for patients long-term taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) over a long period of time, which is one of the risk factors of osteoporosis.

METHODS: We selected patients from 5 veterans hospitals who took SSRI for more than 2 months while taking bone densitometry on a regular basis.

RESULTS: Of the 85 patients from a total of 5 veterans hospitals taking SSRI for more than two months, only 34 patients were under diagnosis and treatment measures of osteoporosis through checking each person's bone mineral density.

CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary for patients taking SSRI to check bone density on a regular basis.

Keywords: Osteoporosis; Prevalence; Serotonin uptake inhibitors

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