Bone diseases. Incident fractures during treatment for osteoporosis.
An incident fracture sustained during treatment for osteoporosis does not necessarily represent treatment failure, an outcome that was redefined in 2012. Predictors of the new definition have now been reported and include ≥2 falls within the past year. Preventing fractures in the most at-risk patients, however, requires improved management strategies.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University and Department of Endocrinology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 4, Aalborg, Denmark. p-vest@post4.tele.dk
Peter
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Vestergaard
D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates