Osteoporosis, bone & mineral

Twenty-four months of follow-up in women with rebound-associated vertebral fractures after discontinuation of denosumab: a single-centre case series

Osteoporos IntPublished Case series

Authors' conclusion

In this series of patients with RAVFs, we did not observe any new fractures and the BMD remained stable after 24 months of RT.

Study context

Population
Women with rebound-associated vertebral fractures (RAVFs) after denosumab discontinuation who received 24 months of retreatmentall female
Participants
7 women
Exposure
Retreatment with Dmab vs TPT vs zoledronate (Zol) after rebound-associated vertebral fractures
  • Dmabn = 3
  • TPTn = 3
  • Zoln = 1
Outcome
Densitometric (bone mineral density (BMD) at lumbar spine (LS), femoral neck (FN), total hip (TH)) and biochemical changes with osteoactive treatment; occurrence of new vertebral and non-vertebral fractures
Follow-up
24 months
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Mean BMD change

LS

FN

TH

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

New fractures · 24 months

No patient suffered new fractures

Original publication

Twenty-four months of follow-up in women with rebound-associated vertebral fractures after discontinuation of denosumab: a single-centre case series. Osteoporos Int. Published 13 September 2023. doi:10.1007/s00198-023-06894-5

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