Bone density loss, osteoporosis lesser-known long-term impacts of Covid-19: AIIMS prof
“Studies show nearly 50% of people who suffered from Covid, exhibit a heightened risk of severe osteoporosis and bone loss.”
Daniel Brittain Dugger on Twitter
Analysis thread on Twitter SARS-Cov-2 causes osteoporosis as a consequence of monocyte derived macrophages differentiating into osteoclasts, which participate in bone remodeling. This has been known since this article.
COVID-19 illness and treatment decrease bone mineral density of surviving hospitalized patients - PubMed
Bone mineral density (BMD) decreased by 8.6% from diagnosis of covid to follow-up. Osteoporosis ratio increased two-fold.