• J. Endocrinol. Invest. · Mar 2014

    Review

    The effect of zoledronic acid on the fracture risk in men with osteoporosis.

    • R Spiegel, P P Nawroth, and C Kasperk.
    • J. Endocrinol. Invest. 2014 Mar 1;37(3):229-32.

    BackgroundProspective, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized studies on osteoporosis treatment with bisphosphonates in men are rare. This review focuses on a recent trial and compares the results with other studies.MethodsThis review provides a summary of recent literature on fracture risk in men following treatment with zoledronic acid. According to a recent clinical study with 1,199 men, zoledronic acid was linked to a lower risk of vertebral fractures. In this manuscript, a re-analysis of the presented statistical data will be demonstrated by performing a Bonferroni-correction to adjust for type 1 error accumulation in multiple statistical tests.ResultsIt will be shown that the provided evidence linking zoledronic acid to a lower fracture risk in male osteoporosis is true, but less pronounced than originally assumed.ConclusionComparative clinical studies are recommended, where the benefits of different bisphosphonates are compared to each other under the same experimental conditions.

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