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Zoledronic acid improves health-related quality of life in patients with hip fractures

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December 2013

Zoledronic acid improves health-related quality of life in patients with hip fractures

Vol: 2| Issue: 11| Number:43| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Zoledronic acid results in better health-related quality of life following hip fracture: the HORIZON-Recurrent Fracture Trial

Osteoporos Int. 2011 Sep;22(9):2539-49. doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1514-9. Epub 2011 Jan 20

Contributing Authors:
JD Adachi KW Lyles CS Colón-Emeric S Boonen CF Pieper C Mautalen L Hyldstrup C Recknor L Nordsletten KA Moore C Bucci-Rechtweg G Su EF Eriksen JS Magaziner

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2,127 patients were randomized to assess the benefits of zoledronic acid (ZOL) on health-related quality of life among patients from The Health Outcomes and Reduced Incidence With Zoledronic Acid One Yearly Recurrent Fracture Trial (HORIZON-RFT). Patients received annual infusion of either ZOL 5 mg or placebo within 90 days following surgical repair of low-trauma hip fracture. The end of the study...

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