Osteoporosis

Known as: OSTEOPOROSE, Osteoporosis [Disease/Finding], Osteoporoses 
A condition of reduced bone mass, with decreased cortical thickness and a decrease in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but… (More)
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2018
Review
2018
Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.
BACKGROUND Percutaneous vertebroplasty remains widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures although our 2015 Cochrane… (More)
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what's changed and why it matters.
The KDIGO 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of CKD-MBD represents… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
INTRODUCTION In 2008, the UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) produced a guideline on the prevention and treatment of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ten years' experience with alendronate for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
BACKGROUND Antiresorptive agents are widely used to treat osteoporosis. We report the results of a multinational randomized… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
The effects of strontium ranelate on the risk of vertebral fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.
BACKGROUND Osteoporotic structural damage and bone fragility result from reduced bone formation and increased bone resorption. In… (More)
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2002
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2002
Diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of fracture risk
The diagnosis of osteoporosis centres on the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD). Osteoporosis is defined as a BMD 2.5 SD or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Identification and fracture outcomes of undiagnosed low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment.
CONTEXT Large segments of the population at risk for osteoporosis and fracture have not been evaluated, and the usefulness of… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effects of risedronate treatment on vertebral and nonvertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Vertebral Efficacy With Risedronate Therapy (VERT…
CONTEXT Risedronate, a potent bisphosphonate, has been shown to be effective in the treatment of Paget disease of bone and other… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reduction of vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with raloxifene: results from a 3-year randomized clinical trial. Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation…
CONTEXT Raloxifene hydrochloride, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, prevents bone loss in postmenopausal women, but… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
osteoprotegerin-deficient mice develop early onset osteoporosis and arterial calcification.
Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted protein that inhibits osteoclast formation. In this study the physiological role of OPG is… (More)
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