The effects of strontium ranelate on the risk of vertebral fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Meunier, Pierre J

The effects of strontium ranelate on the risk of vertebral fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. [electronic resource] - The New England journal of medicine Jan 2004 - 459-68 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1533-4406

10.1056/NEJMoa022436 doi


Administration, Oral
Aged
Biomarkers--blood
Biopsy
Bone Density--drug effects
Bone and Bones--metabolism
Calcium--therapeutic use
Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
Double-Blind Method
Female
Femur Neck
Fractures, Spontaneous--prevention & control
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae--diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Organometallic Compounds--adverse effects
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal--complications
Prospective Studies
Radiography
Risk
Secondary Prevention
Spinal Fractures--etiology
Strontium--blood
Thiophenes--adverse effects
Thoracic Vertebrae--diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome