PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - Wilke, William S. AU - Baram, Daniel T. TI - Osteoporosis: Which current treatments reduce fracture risk? DP - 2000 Oct 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 701--703 VI - 67 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/10/701.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/10/701.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Oct 01; 67 AB - Randomized controlled trials showed that several antiosteoporosis drugs decrease the incidence of fractures, which is a better measure of efficacy than are changes in bone mineral density or serum markers of bone turnover. With effective agents available, physicians should make osteoporosis treatment a priority, especially for patients at high risk, such as those who have already had a fracture.