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Bone mineral density in osteoporotic patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: effect of early versus late treatment for osteoporosis.

J KimS W KimS Y LeeTae-Hwan KimJ-H Jung
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Early bisphosphonate treatment within 6 weeks after PVO diagnosis (group A) was significantly associated with superior outcome in femoral BMD at 2-year follow-up, compared to that with late treatment (groups B and C).
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition
  • combination therapy
  • preterm birth