Patent ID: 7078059

Claim:
A method for enhancing bone formation in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of a lanthanum (III) compound, wherein said mammal has (a) a bone fracture, bone trauma, or a bone deficit condition associated with post-traumatic bone surgery, post-prosthetic joint surgery, post-plastic bone surgery, post-dental surgery, bone chemotherapy treatment or bone radiotherapy treatment, and/or (b) a bone remodeling disorder selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, achondroplasia, osteochodrytis, hyperparathyroidism, osteogenesis imperfecta, congenital hypophosphatasia, fibromatous lesions, fibrous displasia, multiple myeloma, abnormal bone turnover, osteolytic bone disease, osteomalacia and periodontal disease.