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SUBMITTER: Watts NB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546661 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Watts N B NB Hattersley G G Fitzpatrick L A LA Wang Y Y Williams G C GC Miller P D PD Cosman F F
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 20190321 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>Wrist fractures are common, contribute significantly to morbidity in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, and occur predominantly at the ultradistal radius, a site rich in trabecular bone. This exploratory analysis of the phase 3 ACTIVE study evaluated effects of abaloparatide versus placebo and teriparatide on forearm bone mineral density (BMD) and risk of wrist fracture.<h4>Methods</h4>Forearm BMD was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in a subset of 982 women from ...[more]