• Fig. 2 Course of BMD at the lumbar spine during the three years of therapy (+ SD).

• Table 4. Occurrence of new vertebral fractures during study

	Group A (MFP/Ca (interm.)	Group B (MFP/Ca (cont.)	Group C (Ca only)
After 1 year	4/4(10.5)	10/6	9/9(21.9)
After 2 years	4/4(11.4)	6/6(18.7	16/14(35.9)
After 3 years	1/1(3.1)	1/1(3.3)	11/11(32.4)
Within 3 years	9/8	17/12	36/30
Patient 3 years	105	100	114
New fractures per 100 patient years	8.6	17.0	31.6

• Values are number of fractures/number of patients (%)