BIPHOSPHONATES EXTEND LIFE OF HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS

In the Dec issue of BMJ, researchers found that those undergoing knee and hip replacements had a significantly lower rate of revision if they took biphosphonates.

COMMENT: Biphosphonates are the primary drugs prescribed for osteoporosis and they help prevent bone loss. Many joint replacements have to be revised because the bone next to the implant wears down, loosening the implant. Revisions are expensive, much less successful and do not last as long. So, it may benefit you taking these drugs after surgery. In other posts, I have recommended strontium over biphosphonates for osteoporosis: I wonder if it would work as well or better since it is cheaper with less side effects.

Posted on Sat, February 11, 2012 by Larry Altshuler, M.D. filed under

Joint replacement,

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1. Julieta wrote:: I believe in pulibc services.I don't chose the corporate/privatisation policy of the present government. Right now domestic water users in Auckland,that can't pay their bill are being threatened with their water being cut off. This could happen in Dunedin. This is just one example of many, of the impoverishment of the majority of New Zealanders, when pulibc assets are either sold or privatised. Much political talk is designed to eliminate our fears and keep us all asleep. This happened with Aucklands water. Whatever the rhetoric Aucklands water has been privatised, using a plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel.
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