Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: BONJ is a recognised complication of bisphosphonate treatment (both oral and intravenous). Data are sparse with the reported incidence of BONJ in the oral treatment of osteoporosis between 0.01% to 0.067% or alternatively described as 1.04 to 69 per 100,000 patient-years. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of BONJ in patients taking oral bisphosphonates as a treatment for osteoporosis.Methods: Forth Valley Hea...

Introduction: BONJ is a recognised complication of bisphosphonate treatment (both oral and intravenous). Data are sparse with the reported incidence of BONJ in the oral treatment of osteoporosis between 0.01% to 0.067% or alternatively described as 1.04 to 69 per 100,000 patient-years. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of BONJ in patients taking oral bisphosphonates as a treatment for osteoporosis.Methods: Forth Valley Hea...