Ms Faulkner told her story as the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS ... "This provides a ready-made opportunity for radiology departments to include spinal fractures in their policy for alerts ...
and often to measure efficacy in osteoporosis treatment trials; however, there is a poor correlation between lumbar spine BMD increases and vertebral fracture risk reduction in patients receiving ...
Alendronate has been shown to increase bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis ... trochanter, or lumbar spine) was roughly 2%--3% greater ...