Incidence of Fractures in a Cohort of Veterans With Chronic Multiple Sclerosis or Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Persons with SCD have high rates of skeletal fractures. The highest fracture rates occurred in those with some to moderate motor impairment. There were significant differences in risk of fracture according to causal disease, controlling for motor impairment and duration. There appear to be unique contributors to risk of fracture beyond simply disuse.