title: Treatment of osteoporosis: current state of the art.
abstract: Osteoporosis can be treated with medications and lifestyle changes, including avoiding a sedentary lifestyle, alcohol, and smoking. We will identify medications that protect against hip fractures in addition to vertebral fractures, and explore new evidence of adverse effects and risks. Bisphosphonates are used as first-line treatment. We will discuss the latest osteoporosis medications, drug interactions, potential bone protective effects of other drug classes, and the evidence of exercise and kyphoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, ihamrick@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hamrick
authors.forename: Sarina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schrager
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nye
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty; D008019:Life Style; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates