Experimental basis for the clinical use of diphosphonates in paget's disease of bone
โ Scribed by Herbert Fleisch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 938 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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## Abstract Etidronate used in recommended doses (usually 5 mg/kg/day for 6 months) produces symptomatic improvement in approximately 60% of patients. The serum alkaline phosphatase and urinary hydroxyproline are reduced to about 50% of initial values. A sustained remission occurs in many patients
In 1978, The Paget Foundation was founded as an organization devoted to providing information concerning Paget's disease of bone to patients and medical professionals. Over the years, the Foundation expanded its programs to include other disorders of abnormal bone resorption, including primary hyper