Bone Abstracts

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) bone is affected by erosions, periarticular- and generalised osteoporosis, the latter leading to increased risk of both vertebral and non-vertebral fractures. A twofold increase in osteoporosis has been found in the RA population compared with healthy controls. In the RA population the relative risk of hip fracture has been reported to be up to five times higher and vertebral fractures up to three times higher than controls. Osteoporotic fractures ...

Background: Several short-term studies have been performed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reporting a rapid rate of generalized bone loss. Aggressive anti-inflammatory treatment with biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has been shown to reduce the rate of bone loss1. There is a lack of long term follow-up studies.Objectives: To study 10-year changes in generalized bone loss in early RA patients in the biologic treatment era....

Introduction: Mortality after hip fracture is increased. However, only a few studies have explored for predictors beyond gender and age. Thus our aim was to study risk factors associated with increased mortality in hip fracture patients.Methods: Hip fracture patients (>50 years) admitted to a county hospital in 2004–2005 were consecutively invited for assessment at the hospital osteoporosis centre. A broad spectre of data was collected. Standard...