Effectiveness of treatment initiation for secondary fracture prevention in the older population: Japanese Bone-fracture Osteoporosis in Late-stage population Database study (J-BOLD) – emulation of a randomized target trial
Early initiation and sustained use of osteoporosis medication significantly reduced the risk of secondary fractures, particularly hip fractures, in men and women aged ≥ 75 years.
Authors
- Nobukazu Okimoto
- Takahiko Hamasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9562-7487)
- Manabu Tsukamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4577-5072)
- Saeko Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0114-5266)
- Yoshiyuki Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-9219)
Institutions
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan (JP)
- Chugoku Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Yasuda Women's University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis International
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-025-07687-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16
Funders
- Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation