Our study indicates that undiagnosed contributors are present in 26.1% of women and 27.8% of men after age 50 yr presenting with a clinical fracture. [academic.oup.com]

However, not all patients with secondary osteoporosis will present with the classic signs of the underlying condition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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