Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures (VFs) are frequently observed in HIV-infected men. Whereas bisphosphonates seem effective on bone mineral density (BMD) maintenance in HIV-men, data on VFs are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of bisphosphonates on VFs in HIV-infected men.Design: Real-life longitudinal retrospective study on 118 consecutive HIV-infected males (median age at inclusion 53 years). Median time between first ...