Whether denosumab was non-inferior than zoledronate in improving bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers (BTMs), functional status questionnaires, and secondary fracture in elderly patients with OVCF after PVP remains unknown. A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in OVCF patients with PVP was performed. This study aimed to investigate the efficiency of denosumab vs zoledronate on BMD, BTMs, functional status, secondary fracture rate, and adverse events in OVCF patients after PVP during a 12-month follow-up period.
Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) patients had a proportion of secondary fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). Denosumab and zoledronate acid is both effective to prevent bone loss for OVCF postmenopausal women. However, trial evidence comparing effect of denosumab vs zoledronate after PVP was unknown. The study aims to assess the efficiency of denosumab vs zoledronate for OVCF patients bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers (BTMs), secondary fracture and adverse events after PVP.