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11262805

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE: Osteoporosis in the elderly limits independence and quality of life. Preventive and curative treatment should be adapted to the patient's age. THERAPEUTIC OBJECTIVES: The goal of preventive like curative treatment is to reduce the risk of fracture. Risk can best be assessed from personal history of fracture or with bone densitometry. THERAPEUTIC METHODS: Non-drug methods are based on physical activity, diet, reduction of alcohol intake or smoking, and limiting the risk of falls. Drugs used include calcium, vitamin D, hormone replacement therapy and bisphosphonates. THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY: Prevention programs should focus first on non-drug methods, adapted to the patient's age. For drug regimens, hormone replacement therapy is rarely used after 70 years of age while calcium and vitamin D are widely used. Drugs inhibiting bone resorption, e.g. bisphosphonates, are added on for curative treatment. After the age of 80 years, the calcium vitamin D combination alone is useful. FOLLOW-UP: A simple surveillance scheme should include a check-up of renal function every year in patients taking bisphosphonates. It is most difficult to assess treatment efficacy on an individual basis.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
317-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Osteoporosis in the elderly. Practical prevention and treatment].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Rhumatologie, Hopital de Bois-Guillaume, CHU, 1, rue de Germont, F 76031 Rouen. Alain.Daragon@chu-rouen.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract