| By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today |
Low serum sodium may be a risk factor for fractures in the elderly, a researcher said here.
In a long-running cohort study in Holland, mild hyponatremia was associated with an increased risk of nonvertebral fractures and prevalent vertebral fractures, according to Carola Zillikens, MD, of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam.
The condition is usually considered benign, but cross-sectional studies have shown it can lead to gait instability, falls, and fractures, Zillikens reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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