One year in review 2018: progress in osteoporosis treatment
Antonio Figliomeni1, Viola Signorini1, Maurizio Mazzantini2
1Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.
Abstract:
Osteoporosis is a generalised bone disease characterised by decreased bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture predisposing to fragility fractures. Bone fractures are a remarkable social and economic health problem, and several studies have been carried out in order to reduce their occurrence. Inhibiting bone resorption and increasing bone formation are the mainstay of treatment, anti-catabolic and anabolic, respectively. This review highlights the most recent advances in osteoporosis and reports the evidence of efficacy and safety of anabolic treatment of osteoporosis, as evaluated by randomised, controlled trials published during 2017. As the most common form of secondary osteoporosis, we will also discuss the 2017 state-of-the-art on pathogenesis and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
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