Authors
Silva, Barbara C.; Costa, Aline G.; Cusano, Natalie E.; Bilezikian, John P.
Publication Year
2013
Abstract Note
In this review, we consider new concepts in the assessment of fracture risk and pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis. We discuss trabecular bone score, a new imaging technology that adds information that cannot be obtained by only measuring bone mineral density by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. We also discuss innovations in antiresorptive, osteoanabolic, and combination therapy, and newer therapeutic classes, including cathepsin K inhibitors and antisclerostin antibodies. We do not cover agents that have not yet been studied in human clinical trials or that are no longer under active investigation.
Journal
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume
56
Pages
730-738
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