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Regarding bone injection
Hiiii,.. My mother is 63 years old.. She is diabetic patient.. Her bones are very weak.. When she fell down her bone broke easily... With doctor advice we gave rockbone injection to my mom for 6 months.. But nothing improvement occurred..after all this we go for some other doctor.. Now doctor suggested for zoledronic acid injection... Is this injection work? Plz suggest if this injection is not give better result then which is best for my mom? Plz suggest
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Inj teriparatide are the best but for that you need to check bloods and Dexa scan so you can check the base line
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Both the injections are different and work differently and shown results .
And need to workup done with blood reports , dexa scan for proper treatment of osteoporosis and it is long run .
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Zolendronic acid injections will give results.
We need to give TERIPARATIDE DAILY INJECTIONS FOR 1 n half year
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Dr. Nanda Kumar Bhairi
Orthopedist
20 yrs exp
Bangalore
Get bone marker test done suplliment accordingly
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Dr. Tushar Kadam
Orthopedic Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Thane
Your mother is suffering from a disease known as osteoporosis where the bones become fragile. As mentioned by you, there’s an increased risk of fracture including that of the hip or the spinal vertebra which can be significantly debilitating. Both the injections mentioned by you are used in treatment of osteoporosis, but they are of two different classes. Inj Rockbone is available as a pre-filled pen (similar to insulin) which needs to be taken daily whereas inj Zolendronic acid is given as an IV infusion usually once a year. In both cases you can expect the treating doctor to add calcium and vitamin D3 supplements to augment the therapy. The treatment of osteoporosis usually takes time for clinical improvement to happen.
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Consult an endocrinologist regarding her diabetes control. She should undergo a bone mineral density scan to evaluate her bone quality. Usually both above injections can be given together since one is given daily and the other is annually. You can review with Orthopaedic surgeon for the same.
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Patients with osteoporosis are at high risk of fractures known as fragility fractures. Ensure that her room and house is well lit, with no obstacles over which a person can trip and fall. It’s useful to install hand rails in the bathroom/toilet since majority of the trivial falls happen in the bathroom. Exposure to morning sun and some form of regular activity like morning walk is advisable.
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
5 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Yes, go for it
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