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ReviewOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2020

Management of Paget's disease of bone.

I R Reid

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Review in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Osteoporosis treatment with risedronate: a population pharmacokinetic model for the description of its absorption and low plasma levels.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

I R ReidDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. i.reid@auckland.ac.nz.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-5458

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paget's disease is a progressive focal bone condition which can result in pain, low quality of life, deformity and other complications. Disease progression can be halted with potent bisphosphonates, resulting in improvement in both quality of life and pain, and normalisation of scintigraphy, plain radiographs and bone histology. Zoledronate has transformed the treatment of Paget's disease, producing sustained remissions in almost all patients. Thus, it is now possible to normalise bone cell activity and prevent disease progression at low cost, with one or two intravenous injections of zoledronate, greatly reducing follow-up costs. Patients with Paget's disease who are symptomatic or at risk of complications should have the opportunity to reap these therapeutic benefits. Potent bisphosphonates are highly effective in halting disease progression in Paget's disease, but guidelines disagree about treatment indications. The efficacy, safety and low cost of zoledronate recommend its use in any patient who is symptomatic or judged to be at risk of complications from Paget's disease.

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Osteitis DeformansBone and BonesDiphosphonatesHumansQuality of LifeZoledronic AcidDiphosphonatesZoledronic AcidBisphosphonatesPaget’s disease of bone

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