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ArticleBone reports2024

Comparison of osteoanabolic agents (teriparatide and romosozumab) with bisphosphonates in prevention of subsequent vertebral fractures in patients treated for osteoporotic vertebral fracture for 12 months: An observational cohort study.

Keishi Maruo, Tomoyuki Kusukawa, Masakazu Toi, Tetsuto Yamaura, Masaru Hatano, Hayato Oishi, Kazuma Nagao, Fumihiro Arizumi, Kazuya Kishima, Norichika Yoshie and 1 more

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1 · What the graph read from it

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  1. Impact of anti-osteoporosis medication on refracture prevention following osteoporotic vertebral fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Keishi MaruoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Tomoyuki KusukawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Masakazu ToiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Tetsuto YamauraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Masaru HatanoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daiwa Chuo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Hayato OishiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Kazuma NagaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Fumihiro ArizumiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Kazuya KishimaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Norichika YoshieDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, JCHO Osaka Minato Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Toshiya TachibanaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Hyogo Medical University · JPMiyoshi Kasei (Japan) · JPOsaka Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Domino osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) is as a subsequent fracture that develops within 3 months before the initial OVF heals. There is limited evidence regarding the efficacy of osteoanabolic agents on its treatment. This study evaluated the effects of bisphosphonates and anabolic agents teriparatide and romosozumab on subsequent domino OVF. Methods: This was post hoc analysis of a prospective, multicenter, observational study conducted across 8 hospitals, enrolling 144 patients with conservatively treated OVF, grouped into patients receiving bisphosphonate (BP, Results: The use of osteoanabolic agents did not reduce the incidence of subsequent OVF at 3 and 12 months. There were no significant differences in the background data or type of conservative treatment among the three groups. However, the TPTD and Romo groups had significantly lower rates of unstable pseudarthrosis ( Conclusion: Osteoanabolic agents were beneficial in reducing unstable pseudoarthrosis, but were not more effective than bisphosphonates in the development of subsequent domino OVF. A more comprehensive approach to the treatment of osteoporosis is needed to prevent domino OVFs.

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Domino osteoporotic vertebral fractureOsteoanabolic agentRomosozumabTeriparatide

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PMID38650912
PMCPMC11033177
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