Ibandronate in the Treatment of Pediatric Osteoporosis.

Indian Pediatr

Departments of #*Pediatrics, Pardubice Hospital, Pardubice; *Klatovy Hospital, Klatovy; and $Department of Pediatrics, I Medical Facility, Charles University, Prague; Czech Republic.

Published: October 2016

We administered oral ibandronate (once a month) to 7 children (6 boys) with low bone mineral density and prevalent low energy fractures. We observed a significant increase (17%) in bone density after one year and additional 3% increase after second year. No further fractures occurred.

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