A longitudinal HR-pQCT study of alendronate treatment in postmenopausal women with low bone density: Relations among density, cortical and trabecular microarchitecture, biomechanics, and bone turnover

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2558-2571

  Burghardt, Andrew J ^a   Kazakia, Galateia J ^a   Sode, Miki ^a,b,c   De Papp, Anne E ^d   Link, Thomas M ^a   Majumdar, Sharmila ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Biomechanics; Bone Structure; HR pQCT; Micro Computed Tomography; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 78649556809     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.157     Document Type: Article

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