Daily and intermittent oral ibandronate normalize bone turnover and provide significant reduction in vertebral fracture risk: results from the BONE study.

Delmas, P D

Daily and intermittent oral ibandronate normalize bone turnover and provide significant reduction in vertebral fracture risk: results from the BONE study. [electronic resource] - Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA Oct 2004 - 792-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

0937-941X

10.1007/s00198-004-1602-9 doi


Administration, Oral
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers--blood
Bone Density--physiology
Bone Resorption--complications
Collagen--urine
Collagen Type I
Creatinine--urine
Diphosphonates--administration & dosage
Double-Blind Method
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Hip
Humans
Ibandronic Acid
Lumbar Vertebrae--physiopathology
Middle Aged
Osteocalcin--blood
Peptides--urine
Risk Factors
Spinal Fractures--etiology
Treatment Outcome