Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia

R. Reid, Ian; Horne, Anne; Mihov, Borislav; Stewart, Angela; Garratt, Elizabeth; Wong, Sumwai; R. Wiessing, Katy; J Bolland, Mark; Bastin, Sonja; D. Gamble, Gregory

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1808082

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Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 1, 2018

Authors:

Ian R. Reid

Anne Horne

Borislav Mihov

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bisphosphonates prevent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, but their efficacy in women with osteopenia is unknown. Most fractures in postmenopausal women occur in those with osteopenia, so therapies that are effective in women with osteopenia are needed. METHODS: We conducted a 6-y...

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Medicine

Osteopenia

Femoral neck

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