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Compression vertebral fracture in osteoporosis - prevention and treatment

Tonko Vlak ; Odjel za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, Klinička bolnica Split, Split, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Vertebral fractures are the earliest and most common osteoporotic fractures. Usually vertebral fractures are associated with following clinical symptoms: back pain, posture change, loss of height, functional impairment, disability and decreasing quality of life. After 3 years of treatment raloxifene reduced the risk of first vertebral fracture by 55%. The fracture risk within one year was reduced by as much as 68%. The continued observation proved its sustained efficacy in further reduction of the fracture risk by 50% in the fourth year.

Ključne riječi

osteoporosis; vertebral fractures; raloxifene

Hrčak ID:

125985

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125985

Datum izdavanja:

15.10.2004.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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