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Risk of fracture among older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism receiving parathyroidectomy vs nonoperative management

JAMA Dec 03, 2021

Seib CD, Meng T, Suh I, et al. - Older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) who received treatment with parathyroidectomy vs nonoperative management were compared with respect to their risk of experiencing clinical fracture.

  • A population-based longitudinal cohort study including a total of 210,206 Medicare beneficiaries with PHPT from 2006 to 2017.

  • A lower adjusted risk of any clinical fracture and hip fracture was recorded for patients receiving treatment with parathyroidectomy vs nonoperative management.

  • Based on findings, researchers recommend considering parathyroidectomy for this age group.

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