Association of use of Chinese herbal medicines and the risk of fracture in patients with osteoporosis: a population-based cohort study

Chen WJ, Livneh H, Hsieh MH, Yeh CC, Yeh MH, Lu MC, Chien JT, Tsai TY · Osteoporosis International · 2019 February 05

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the association of Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) and the subsequent osteoporotic fracture risk among osteoporosis (OS) patients.

Conclusions

The use of Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) was associated with lower risk of osteoporotic fracture for osteoporosis (OS) patients, suggesting that it could be integrated into conventional therapy to prevent subsequent bone fracture.

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