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3 AC&R Study Summaries: Fractures in Patients with SSc, Clinical Response in JIA, & TV & the Public Perception of Gout

Arthritis Care & Research  |  August 13, 2023

Fractures in Patients with SSc By Zsuzsanna McMahan, MD, MHS Why was this study done? To minimize disability due to systemic sclerosis (SSc), it’s important to prevent and manage complications. Many SSc complications and related medications may increase the risk for osteoporosis and fracture. We sought to identify modifiable risk factors for fracture in patients…

Filed under:ConditionsGout and Crystalline ArthritisPatient PerspectivePractice ManagementResearch ReviewsResearch RheumSystemic Sclerosis Tagged with:juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)Reading Rheumsystemic sclerosis (SSc)

Supplemental Vitamin D May Not Protect Against Fractures in Healthy Adults

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 2, 2023

Supplemental vitamin D may not significantly lower the risk of fractures in generally healthy adults compared with placebo, according to a large study by LeBoff et al.

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:fracture riskFracturesVitamin Dvitamin D supplementationVitamin D3

Prevent Osteoporotic Fractures with a Fracture Liaison Service

Micah Yu, MD, Anna Lafian, DO, & Christina Downey, MD  |  May 18, 2019

Imagine leaving the hospital after suffering a heart attack without being treated for hypertension or being started on a beta blocker. What would we think of the hospital where patients are never educated about the relationship between treating hypertension and reducing myocardial infarction and stroke risk? Unfortunately, this happens every day with osteoporosis and fractures…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:FracturesOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentsosteoporotic fracture rates

Anxiety Is an Independent Risk Factor for Bone Fractures

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  November 18, 2018

Higher anxiety levels in postmenopausal women may put them at increased risk of fracture and should be considered when assessing a woman’s risk of osteoporosis as well. This is the conclusion of a study recently published in the journal Menopause that looked at the role of anxiety in bone health.1 Specifically, the study examined the…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Osteoporosis

Hip Fractures Increasing in Older U.S. Women

Cheryl Platzman Weinstock  |  January 16, 2018

(Reuters Health)—The incidence of hip fractures in older women in the U.S. is rising after more than a decade of decline, according to a large new study of Medicare recipients. Hip fracture rates declined each year from 2002–2012, the researchers found. But starting in 2013, hip fracture rates leveled off and were higher than expected….

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Fractureshiphip fractureMedicareolder womenOsteoporosisWomen

Undetected Fractures Linked to Back Pain in Older Men

Shereen Lehman  |  September 22, 2017

(Reuters Health)—About three in five older men with tiny spinal fractures related to osteoporosis reported new or worsening back pain in a new study. Only about one-quarter of new vertebral fractures are diagnosed by a doctor, the study team writes in their September 7 online report in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, though the…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Back painFracturesOsteoporosisundetected fracturesvertebral fracture

Denosumab Linked to Rebound-Associated Fractures in Nine Patients

Reuters Staff  |  October 21, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Patients can develop rebound-associated vertebral fractures after stopping denosumab, a new report of nine cases shows. All of the patients were considered to be at low risk of fracture, and the fractures occurred within nine to 16 months of their last injection, Dr. Olivier Lamy and colleagues from Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersProfessional Topics Tagged with:bone mineral density (BMD)bone turnover rebound (BTR)denosumabFracturesOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentsvertebral fracture

Growth Hormone Reduces Fractures in Women with Osteoporosis

Will Boggs, MD  |  September 4, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Growth hormone is associated with a decrease in fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis even a decade after treatment ceases, researchers from Sweden report. “We were surprised and pleased to find that the patients had a reduced risk of fracture so many years after the growth hormone treatment was ceased,” Dr. Emily…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Growth HormoneOsteoporosispostmenopauseWomen

Abaloparatide-SC May Reduce Fractures for Osteoporosis & New FDA Safety Website

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  July 22, 2015

In a 25 month Phase 3 trial, abaloparatide-SC reduced the risk of new fractures in patients suffering from postmenopausal osteoporosis. Plus, the FDA launches a new drug safety website.

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:abaloparatideFDAFracturesOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentsREMS

Atypical Fractures Associated with Bisphosphonates

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  November 1, 2014

Plus, FX006, odanacatib and other rheumatology drug news, safety updates

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersPain SyndromesSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:bisphosphonatesdrugFibromyalgiaFracturesFX006KaufmanodanacatibOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentsrheumatologySafety

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