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Intravenous Zoledronic Acid on TKA in Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

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March 2025

Intravenous Zoledronic Acid on TKA in Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:17| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of Intravenous Zoledronic Acid on Total Knee Replacement in Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Without Severe Joint Space Narrowing: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Two-Year, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Jul;76(7):1047-1053.

Contributing Authors:
G Cai LL Laslett M Thompson F Cicuttini C Hill Ae Wluka L March Y Wang P Otahal JD Stoney B Antony K Buttigieg T Winzenberg G Jones D Aitken

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Two hundred twenty-two patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and without severe joint space narrowing were randomized to receive either intravenous zoledronic acid (5 mg annually, n=113) or placebo (n=109). The primary outcome of interest was the risk of total knee replacement. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of total knee replacement in the study knee, total knee replacement in ...

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