Hip fracture risk and safety with alendronate treatment in the oldest-old.

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Abstract

There is high evidence for secondary prevention of fractures, including hip fracture, with alendronate treatment, but alendronate's efficacy to prevent hip fractures in the oldest-old (≥80 years old), the population with the highest fracture risk, has not been studied.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Intern. Med.

Title: Journal of internal medicine

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1365-2796

ISSN (Print): 0954-6820

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2017

Volume: 282

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden.

[2 ] Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

[3 ] Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

[4 ] Institute for Health and Ageing, Catholic University of Australia, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

[5 ] School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden.

[6 ] Geriatric Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.

Article

DOI: 10.1111/joim.12678

PubMed ID: 28857352

SO-VID: 80f02415-127a-43f1-ac5e-7bc07ac5b635

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Keywords: elderly,fracture,osteoporosis,treatment,alendronate,efficiency

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Keywords: elderly, fracture, osteoporosis, treatment, alendronate, efficiency

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