Seib CD, Meng T, Suh I, et al. - Older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) who received treatment with parathyroidectomy vs nonoperative management were compared with respect to their risk of experiencing clinical fracture.

• A population-based longitudinal cohort study including a total of 210,206 Medicare beneficiaries with PHPT from 2006 to 2017.

• A lower adjusted risk of any clinical fracture and hip fracture was recorded for patients receiving treatment with parathyroidectomy vs nonoperative management.

• Based on findings, researchers recommend considering parathyroidectomy for this age group.