Decreased risk of fracture in patients receiving traditional Chinese medicine for osteoporosis: A Taiwan nationwide population-based cohort study

摘要

Introduction: Osteoporosis is a global high prevalence of chronic metabolic disease with serious disability-adjusted life years losing because of fracture. Although the evidence on effectiveness cannot give a certain answer, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is used to treat osteoporosis broadly in Asia and other countries. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of TCM on fracture risk among patients with osteoporosis.