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ArticleTurkish archives of pediatrics2021

Effects of Long-Term Pamidronate Treatment on Bone Density and Fracture Rate in 65 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patients.

Hakan Yazan, Nilay Güneş, Evren Akpınar, Osman Nuri Özyalvaç, Dilek Uludağ Akkaya, Beyhan Tuysuz

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Article in Turkish archives of pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hakan YazanDepartment of Pediatric Genetics, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nilay GüneşDepartment of Pediatric Genetics, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Evren AkpınarDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Center, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Osman Nuri ÖzyalvaçDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Center, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dilek Uludağ AkkayaDepartment of Pediatric Genetics, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Beyhan TuysuzDepartment of Pediatric Genetics, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRUniversity of Health Science · KH

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Abstract

objectiveOsteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease characterized by recurrent fractures, blue sclera, and hearing loss. Bisphosphonate treatment has been reported to decrease the annual number of fractures and improve the quality of life in patients with OI. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of bisphosphonate treatment in the Turkish OI cohort.

methodsSixty-five patients with OI, who were treated with pamidronate, were included in this study. The mean treatment duration was 47.1 ± 40 months (range:12-168 months). Bone mineral densitometry (BMD) and the mean number of annual fractures were compared before and after the treatment within groups, and the difference after treatment compared between the OI types.

resultsAfter pamidronate treatment, a significant decrease in the mean annual fracture, along with an increase in BMD Z-score was detected in all patients. Treatment duration did not affect BMD Z-score. However, there was a significant decrease in the mean annual number of fractures after 5 years of treatment (P = .048). After treatment, the decrease in the number of fractures was significant in OI type 3, and the increase in BMD Z-score was significant in OI type 4 when compared with OI type 1. Besides, pamidronate treatment relieved pain, and also corrected the platyspondyly radiologically in all OI groups.

conclusionWe demonstrated that pamidronate treatment improves the quality of life by reducing the number of fractures, relieving pain, and also protecting from deformities in all patients with OI.

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