Abstract Number: 367 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevention and Treatment of Bone Loss Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: The main goal of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates and/or general preventive strategies in the prevention and treatment…Abstract Number: 368 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effects of Monitoring on a Quality Indicator for Glucocorticoid–Induced Osteoporosis and Trends of the Drug Variation in a Japanese Hospital
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is one of the most clinically significant side effects of glucocorticoid use, and the prevention of GIOP has become more important…Abstract Number: 369 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Fragility Hip Fractures over 10 Years (2004-13) in Three UK Centres with Reference to Local Fracture Prevention (‘fracture liaison’) Service Activity
Background/Purpose: Fracture Liaison Services systematically identify patients with fragility fracture and screen patients for osteoporosis and associated conditions and instigate evidence-based 'secondary' fracture prevention management.…Abstract Number: 370 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Didactic Lecture on Osteoporosis Screening and Fracture Risk Assessment Among House Staff
Background/Purpose: It has been estimated that 12 million Americans over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. Of those, only 30% of eligible women age 65…Abstract Number: 371 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Vertebral Fractures after Vertebroplasty: Two Year Results from a Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: We previously reported the results of a randomized participant and outcome assessor blinded controlled trial that found no beneficial effect of vertebroplasty (VP) over…Abstract Number: 372 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Atypical Fractures in a Tertiary Hospital
Background/Purpose: Actually, Biphosphonates are considered the first line treatment for osteoporosis. One of the side effects of the continuous treatment with these drugs is the…Abstract Number: 373 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Compared to Non-Users, Current Glucocorticoids Users Have Less Prevalent Fractures at the Same Bone Mass: Results of a Large Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: It is widely believed that use of glucocorticoids (GC) increase risk of fracture through reduction in bone quality as well as reduction in bone…Abstract Number: 374 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Fractures Is Associated with Abdominal Adiposity and Decreased Muscular Strength in Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides
Background/Purpose: Overall survival of primary necrotizing vasculitides, including ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), has greatly improved over the last 50 years. Because of…Abstract Number: 375 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
RA May Not Confer Addition Risk of Osteoporosis in Male Patients – Results of Cohort Analysis and Literature Review
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) is a common disease and is increasingly being recognized in males. A number of underlying diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been…Abstract Number: 376 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationships Between Bone Mineral Density and Radiographic Features of Hand or Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Adults: Data from the Dong-Gu Study
Background/Purpose: The relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis has exhibited contradictory features over the past four decades. We evaluated this relationship using separate analysis of…Abstract Number: 377 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hand Bone Impairment By High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Patients with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis: Correlation with Clinical Parameters, Quality of Life and Capillaroscopic Findings
Background/Purpose: Skin thickening and hand joint involvement induce bone loss and contribute to functional disability in patients with dcSSc. The high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT)…Abstract Number: 378 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporotic Fragility Tibia/Fibula Fractures Are Not Asociated with a Low Body Mass Index: An Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Tibia/Fibula (Tib/Fib) fractures are one of osteoporotic fragility fractures. They have been suggested to be more likely to occur secondary to osteoporosis (OP) than…Abstract Number: 379 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of a Short Calcium Intake List to Estimate Daily Dietary Calcium Intake of Patients with Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Calcium supplements are prescribed for prevention of osteoporotic fractures, but excess intake has been associated with cardiovascular events. The most adequate tools for estimating…Abstract Number: 380 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at a Teaching Institution
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are effective at treating rheumatologic diseases but are known to increase fracture risk. In 2010, the ACR developed recommendations for the prevention…Abstract Number: 381 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Vitamin D Insufficiency, Osteoporotic Fractures and Comorbidites
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalence, especially in adults and elderly population. There is controversy about its relationship with increased cardiovascular risk, osteoporosis and…