Fracture Risk Following Bariatric Surgery.

Byline: Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, Minn., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting that persons who undergo bariatric surgery (http://www.mayoclinic.org/bariatric-surgery/surgery.html) may have a greater chance of experiencing broken bones, especially in their hands and feet. The study is based on a review of nearly 100 surgical cases at Mayo spanning 21 years and is being presented today at the Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting (http://www.endo-society.org/endo09/) in Washington, D.C.

"We knew there was a dramatic and extensive bone turnover and loss of bone density after bariatric surgery," says Jackie Clowes, M.D., Ph.D. …