Synopsis Methylphenidate (MP) use is highly prevalent among ADHD patients. It is known that ADHD has an association with risk of traumatic or stress-related fractures. The present study thus evaluates the relationship between methylphenidate exposure to increased risk of stress fracture in ADHD Patients. This week’s “ MED FACT ” discusses a clinical study from Bone, “Lower risk of stress fractures in young adults with ADHD under chronic treatment with methylphenidate” .
Authors : Haggai Schermann, Ran Ankory, Amir Shlaifer et al. Key Takeaways: Concurrent methylphenidate use lowers risk of stress fractures in patients with ADHD. Objective: To evaluate the association of methylphenidate exposure to the risk of stress fracture in ADHD Patients Study Type: Cohort Study Participants: 682,110 What was the need for this study? As per studies done in animal model it was believed that there…
