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Fracture characteristics
| Prevalent fracture | Incident fracture | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 38 | 16 |
| • Number with prevalent fracture | -- | 12 (75%) |
| • Number with >1 fracture | 15 (39%) | 7 (44%) |
| Fracture sites | ||
| • Vertebral only | 31 (82%) | 9 (56%) |
| • Rib only | 1 (3%) | 4 (25%) |
| • Pelvic only | 1 (3%) | 1 (6%) |
| • Vertebral + rib | 4 (11%) | 1 (6%) |
| • Vertebral + pelvic | 0 | 0 |
| • Rib + pelvic | 1 (3%) | 0 |
| • Vertebral, rib, pelvic | 0 | 1 (6%) |
