Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures
- D. Black, S. Cummings, K. Ensrud
- MedicineThe Lancet
- 7 December 1996
Once-yearly zoledronic acid for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
- D. Black, P. Delmas, S. Cummings
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 3 May 2007
A once-yearly infusion of zoledronic acid during a 3-year period significantly reduced the risk of vertebral, hip, and other fractures and was associated with a significant improvement in bone mineral density and bone metabolism markers.
Gait speed and survival in older adults.
- S. Studenski, S. Perera, J. Guralnik
- MedicineJAMA
- 5 January 2011
In this pooled analysis of individual data from 9 selected cohorts, gait speed was associated with survival in older adults and predicted survival was as accurate as predicted based on age, sex, use of mobility aids, and self-reported function.
Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.
- S. Cummings, M. Nevitt, T. Vogt
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 23 March 1995
Women with multiple risk factors and low bone density have an especially high risk of hip fracture and maintaining body weight, walking for exercise, avoiding long-acting benzodiazepines, minimizing caffeine intake, and treating impaired visual function are among the steps that may decrease the risk.
Bisphosphonate‐Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Report of a Task Force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the task force to address key questions related to case definition, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostic imaging, clinical management, and future areas for research related to the disorder.
Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study
- Thomas J. Wang, Feng Zhang, T. Spector
- Medicine, BiologyThe Lancet
- 17 July 2010
Effects of continuing or stopping alendronate after 5 years of treatment: the Fracture Intervention Trial Long-term Extension (FLEX): a randomized trial.
- D. Black, A. Schwartz, S. Cummings
- MedicineJAMA
- 27 December 2006
The results suggest that for many women, discontinuation of alendronate for up to 5 years does not appear to significantly increase fracture risk, however, women at very high risk of clinical vertebral fractures may benefit by continuing beyond 5 years.
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures.
- R. Jackson, A. LaCroix, D. Barad
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 16 February 2006
Among healthy postmenopausal women, calcium with vitamin D supplementation resulted in a small but significant improvement in hip bone density, did not significantly reduce hip fracture, and increased the risk of kidney stones.
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture
- K. Estrada, U. Styrkársdóttir, F. Rivadeneira
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 9 April 2012
Light is shed on the genetic architecture and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying BMD variation and fracture susceptibility and within the RANK-RANKL-OPG, mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, endochondral ossification and Wnt signaling pathways.
Comparison of 2 frailty indexes for prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and death in older women.
- K. Ensrud, S. Ewing, S. Cummings
- MedicineArchives of Internal Medicine
- 25 February 2008
The simple SOF index predicts risk of falls, disability, fracture, and death as well as the more complex CHS index and may provide a useful definition of frailty to identify older women at risk of adverse health outcomes in clinical practice.
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