VIDEO from International Osteoporosis Foundation available on thenewsmarket.com: IOF and ESCEO Issue Position Paper on Atypical Femoral Fractures and Long-term Bisphosphonate Use
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Leading experts from the European Society on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) have published a position paper on the association between subtrochanteric femoral (upper thigh bone) fractures and long-term treatment with bisphosphonates, the most common drug therapy for osteoporotic fracture prevention. The position paper examines the evidence and concludes that typical fractures in association with bisphosphonate use are rare, estimated at one per 1,000 patients per year and available evidence shows that the well-known benefits of bisphosphonate treatment outweigh the relatively low risk of these rare, atypical fractures. Available video includes soundbites from Professor Rene Rizzoli.
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