Effect of risedronate on the risk of hip fracture in elderly women. Hip Intervention Program Study Group.

R McClung, M; Geusens, P; D Miller, P; Zippel, H; G Bensen, W; Roux, C; Adami, S; Fogelman, I; Diamond, T; Eastell, R; J Meunier, P; Y Reginster, J; Intervention Program Study Group, Hip

doi:10.1056/NEJM200102013440503

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Effect of risedronate on the risk of hip fracture in elderly women. Hip Intervention Program Study Group.

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M R McClung

P Geusens

P D Miller

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Risedronate increases bone mineral density in elderly women, but whether it prevents hip fracture is not known. METHODS: We studied 5445 women 70 to 79 years old who had osteoporosis (indicated by a T score for bone mineral density at the femoral neck that was more than 4 SD below the me...

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