The Prevalence of Fragility Fractures in a Population of a Region of Southern Italy Affected by Thyroid Disorders

Table 6

Percentage of fragility fractures in patients with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism according to the fracture site. Apulia, years 2008–2013.

Fracture side	Patients with hypothyroidism	Patients with hyperthyroidism
Femur	42.9%	55.9%
Humerus	15.2%	13.6%
Forearm	12.8%	10.1%
Lumbar spine	11.2%	9.5%
Tibial pilon	10.4%	5.3%
Dorsal spine	5.6%	4.9%
Tarsus and metatarsus	1.5%	0.5%
Sacrum spine	0.4%	0.2%