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Vol:8 Issue:4 Number:17 ISSN#:2564-2537
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ACE Report #11001
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Significant reduction in 6-year fragility fracture risk with zoledronate vs placebo for osteopenia

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OrthoEvidence. Significant reduction in 6-year fragility fracture risk with zoledronate vs placebo for osteopenia. ACE Report. 2019;8(4):17. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/11001

Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia

N Engl J Med. 2018 Dec 20;379(25):2407-2416. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1808082

Contributing Authors:
IR Reid S Wong MJ Bolland GD Gamble B Mihov AM Horne A Stewart E Garratt KR Wiessing S Bastin

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2000 postmenopausal women with osteopenia were randomized to treatment with infusion of either zoledronate 5mg or placebo every 18 months for 6 years. Participants were assessed for incidence of fractures, prespecified adverse events including mortality, vascular events, cancer, and osteonecrosis of the jaw, and bone mineral density after 6 years. Results demonstrated significantly lower incidence...

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