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What strategy do you use to determine the appropriate timing to resume osteoporosis therapy after a drug holiday?

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Rheumatology · NYU Langone

A drug holiday (drug sabbatical) is given to reduce the likelihood of an atypical femur fracture. Such fractures have characteristic x-ray appearances and are found from below the lesser trochanter to the supracondylar flare of the distal femur. While the overall incidence of these fractures is low,...

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Rheumatology · Harvard Medical School

Dr. @Dr. First Last has provided an excellent response and describes a well-thought out approach to drug holiday duration. I fully agree with his recommendations. I would add that it is important to re-assess patients regularly during the period of the drug holiday to determine if there has been an ...

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