E-ISSN: 2148-094X ISSN: 2619-9793
Effects of Alendronate Therapy and In Postmenopausal Woman With Low Bone Mass
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Original Article
VOLUME: 4 ISSUE: 2
P: 10-12
June 2001

Effects of Alendronate Therapy and In Postmenopausal Woman With Low Bone Mass

İstanbul Med J 2001;4(2):10-12
Ayfer Kanberoğlu 1
Levent Özgönenel 2
1. SSK İstanbul Hastanesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği
2. İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
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ABSTRACT

To evaluate tolerability and affects on bone mineral density (BMDJ of alendronate, 40 healthy, postmenopausal women (45-70 yr o{ age) with low bone mass were randomly assigned to receive oral alendronate lOmg. Once daily for 1 year. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to measure lumbar sp ine and hip BMD. One year of treatment with alendronate produced significant and progressive increases in BMD among patients in this study.

Keywords:
Alendronate, bisphosphonate, bone mıneral density, postmenopausel osteoporosıs