Journal article
Improvement in health-related quality of life in osteoporosis patients treated with teriparatide
Abstract
BackgroundIndividuals with osteoporosis and recent vertebral fractures suffer from pain and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL). To determine whether patients with osteoporosis treated with teriparatide experienced improvement in HRQL and pain symptoms after several months of therapy.MethodsWe retrospectively studied a sample of osteoporosis patients treated with teriparatide in a Canadian rheumatology practice. We included patients …
Authors
Lau AN; Ali SH; Sawka AM; Thabane L; Papaioannou A; Gafni A; Adachi JD
Journal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.1186/1471-2474-9-151
ISSN
1471-2474