Osteoporosis
Reports by J.P. Jansen and Co-Researchers Describe Recent Advances in Osteoporosis
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 28th, 2011
2011 APR 28 -- In this recent report, researchers in Boston, United States conducted a study "To evaluate the efficacy of available bisphosphonate therapies regarding the prevention of vertebral, hip, and nonvertebral-nonhip fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Eight randomized placebo controlled trials investigating the effects of zoledronic acid (1 study), alendronate (3), ibandronate (1), risedronate (2), and etidronate (1) in terms of fractures with a follow-up of 3 years (or 2 years if used for registration purposes) were identified with a systematic literature search."
"The endpoints of interest were morphometric vertebral fractures,...
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