long-term warfarin might increase the risk of bone fractures

October 1999

There's a new concern that long-term warfarin might increase the risk of bone fractures.

Women who use warfarin for more than 12 months seem to have TWICE the risk of fractures of the spine...but not the hip.

Chronic warfarin might decrease bone density by inhibiting vitamin K. Vitamin K plays a role in bone formation.

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