Ultrasound parameters in osteoporotic patients treated with salmon calcitonin: A longitudinal study
β Scribed by S. Gonnelli; C. Cepollaro; C. Pondrelli; S. Martini; S. Rossi; C. Gennari
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 729 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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Seventy-two postmenopausal osteoporotic women having more than one nontraumatic vertebral crush fracture were studied. Thirty-six of them, aged 68.8 +/- 1.2 years (18 +/- 4 YSM-years since menopause), were treated with 100 IU/day of salmon calcitonin i.m. plus 500 mg of elemental calcium for 10 days
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine whether surgery for patients with spinal metastases could improve the quality of remaining life and prolong survival. ## METHODS: In total, 96 patients who had spinal metastases were recruited from Changzheng Hospital at the