Quantitative ultrasound at the phalanges in monitoring alendronate therapy.

This study evaluated the efficacy of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) at the phalanges in monitoring alendronate treatment. Seventy-nine postmenopausal women were enrolled: 46 subjects entered therapy with alendronate, the remaining 33 did not follow any therapeutic regimen. All subjects underwent phalangeal ultrasound measurement before starting treatment and after 12 mo.