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ArticleTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2022

Zoledronic acid does not slow spinal radiographic progression of osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and radiographic osteoarthritis.

L V Host, H I Keen, L L Laslett, D M Black, G Jones

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Article in Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

L V HostRheumatology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
H I KeenRheumatology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, AustraliaSchool of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perkins South Building, FSH, Murdoch Drive, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8469-2424
L L LaslettMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
D M BlackDivision of Clinical Trials & Multicenter Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
G JonesMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Fiona Stanley Hospital · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AUUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Methods: Paired lateral spinal X-rays (baseline and 36 months) were selected from the horizon PFT trial records restricted to those with radiographic OA at baseline. The X-rays were analyzed by two readers blinded to the treatment allocation. OPh and DN were scored separately using the Lane atlas (0-3 for increasing severity at each vertebral level) at all evaluable levels from T4-12 and L1-5. Results: A total of 504 sets of paired radiographs were included in the analysis, 245 in the ZA group and 259 in the placebo group. Overall, the rates of change of OPh and DN scores were low, and they were not statistically different between the groups (change in the whole spine OPh ZA 1.0 ± 1.6, placebo 0.8 ± 1.3, Conclusion: Yearly ZA for 3 years was not associated with a slowing of progression of OPh or DN in the thoracolumbar spine in patients with pre-existing radiographic OA.

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bisphosphonatesspinal osteoarthritistreatmentzoledronic acid

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PMID35844267
PMCPMC9283639
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