Postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia are chronic and uncurable conditions that invariably lead to an increased risk of vertebral, hip, and femoral neck fracture if left untreated. Clinical guidelines establish, ...
Objectives: Although bisphosphonates (BPs) are effective for the majority of patients with osteoporosis, some individuals do not adequately respond to these drugs. The objective of this study was to estimate the preva...
Ibandronate sodium monohydrate is a highly polar aliphatic compound that belongs to the bisphosphonate class,a widely used bone resorption inhibitor.The aliphatic nature of ibandronate precludes direct photometric det...
A candidate identification questionnaire (CIQ) was tested to determine its predictive value for patient-reported satisfaction in patients switched from once-weekly or once-daily treatment with a bisphosphonate to once...
Background Bisphosphonates (BPs) have been reported to reduce local recurrence in giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone because of their osteoclast-suppressing effect; however, the optimal mode of delivery and the dose a...
Background: Femoral head deformity is the most severe sequela of ischemic necrosis in skeletally immature patients. Development of severe deformity shortens useful survival time of the joint due to the appearance of e...
Background Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare bone disease and its effective treatment is relatively deficient. We tried to assess the effects of new bisphosphonate, ibandronate on children with OI.Methods In th...
AIM: To compare the effect of calcium and cholecalciferol alone and along with additional sodium fluoride or ibandronate on bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Pati...