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Jean-Yves Reginster1, Audrey Neuprez
1University of Liege, Department of Public Health Sciences, Liege, Belgium. jyreginster@ulg.ac.be
Importance Of The Field:
Osteoporosis is now considered a major health problem in all developed and in most developing (non-African) countries.
Areas Covered In This Review:
In this review, we provide an extensive literature survey (MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane Controlled Register), for articles dealing with osteoporosis management and/or strontium ranelate, from 1920 to 2010.
What The Reader Will Gain:
The objective is to provide an extensive, unbiased assessment of the available data allowing strontium ranelate to be placed in perspective with other anti-osteoporosis treatments.
Take Home Message:
Owing to a positive benefit-to-risk ratio, strontium ranelate may now be considered a first-line treatment in the management of osteoporosis.
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