Study of Bone Mineral Density changes in Osteoporosis Therapy

Ahmad Shanei; Mansour Siavash; Zinat Shakeri; Mohammad Reza Salamat

Ahmad Shanei Department of Medical Physics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mansour Siavash Department of Endocrinology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Zinat Shakeri Medical School of Isfahan, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mohammad Reza Salamat Department of Endocrinology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

This study focuses on the effect of osteoporosis therapy in elderly. It was a randomized cohort study performed in Isfahan Osteoporosis Diagnosis Center from early 2012 to mid-2015. Data were taken from 350 of the lumbar spine and hip of the referred osteoporotic patients before the start of treatment. Osteoporotic patients who had a bone mineral density (BMD) scan met the inclusion criteria. The appropriate routine treatment was prescribed by their physicians. The second measurements were taken a year later to assess the effectiveness of the treatment. The measurements were taken using a DXA scanner. This study found that more than 85% of the patients who followed the prescribed treatment had a BMD gain in both measured sites of hip and spine.