Abstract Number: 0563 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validating the FRAX Score in a US Population-Based Study of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The FRAX tool, launched by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at the University of Sheffield in 2008 (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/), is widely used to quickly…Abstract Number: 1135 • ACR Convergence 2021
Osteoporosis Assessment and Outcomes in Candidates for Liver Transplantation in a Tertiary Center
Background/Purpose: A rapid loss of bone mass and an increase in fractures have been described in the first six months after liver transplantation. This phenomenon…Abstract Number: 1136 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Osteoporosis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Two European Prospective Cohorts
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at high risk for osteoporosis (OPO) and fragility fractures, although their exact prevalences are unknown. This might be…Abstract Number: 1139 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fracture Liaison Service Outcomes at a Southern California County Hospital Highlights Need for Health System Improvements
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis causes significant morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Despite the benefits of treatment, < 25% of elderly patients who fracture receive treatment. A…Abstract Number: 1141 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Fragility Fracture in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis: Data from an Inception Cohort in a Single Centre
Background/Purpose: Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) is a very rare disease (0,5 -1 per 10000 in adults). Most common manifestations are skin related or anaphylaxis, however almost…Abstract Number: 1144 • ACR Convergence 2021
Underestimation of the Fracture Risk by the FRAX Formula in Chronic Glucocorticoid Users: A 10-year Longitudinal Validation Study
Background/Purpose: To compare the actual fracture incidence over 10 years in a longitudinal cohort of patients using glucocorticoids (GCs) with the risk prediction from FRAX…Abstract Number: 1147 • ACR Convergence 2021
Therapeutic Inertia and Low Patient Compliance: Major Contributors to Low Treatment Rates in Patients with Osteoporosis with Clinical Vertebral Compression Fractures
Background/Purpose: Treatment rates with pharmacologic therapy after osteoporotic vertebral fracture are very low in the United States. Underlying causes of these low treatment rates are…Abstract Number: 1148 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Insufficiency Fractures of the Foot and Ankle Joint in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Background/Purpose: Unlike fragility fractures, high-trauma and insufficiency fractures (IF) are not classically considered osteoporotic fractures. Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD), especially those with…Abstract Number: 1304 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increased Risk of Vertebral Fracture Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Increased risk of vertebral fracture (VF) has been documented in several autoimmune diseases as a result of excessive inflammatory burden and use of corticosteroids.…Abstract Number: 0023 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hypophosphatasia May Be Misdiagnosed as Fibromyalgia: A Single Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disease characterized by incomplete or defective bone mineralization due to a mutation in the alkaline phosphatase gene (ALPL). Given…Abstract Number: 0926 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Fractures and Osteoporosis Among Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in a United States Cohort
Background/Purpose:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with several risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures due to malabsorption or malnutrition, physical disability, chronic inflammation, and use of…Abstract Number: 0090 • ACR Convergence 2020
110 Patients with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) in a Rheumatology Disease Unit: Fracture, Neuropathy, and Pernicious Anemia Are Clues to Recognition
Background/Purpose: Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has been associated with osteoporosis, neuropathy, pernicious anemia, and low vitamin B12, and may precede multiple myeloma and…Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Non-vertebral Fractures Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic or Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs: A Multi-Database Comparative Safety Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures. However, limited head-to-head comparative data exists on the risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures (NVFs) among…Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2020
Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Autoimmune Disease and Paraproteinemia Influence the Presentation of a Cohort of 150 Pernicious Anemia Patients Diagnosed in a Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: The most familiar presentation of pernicious anemia is an elderly Northern European woman with hematologic and neurologic manifestations. More recently the influence of Helicobacter…Abstract Number: 1134 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in a National Observational Cohort of Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Frailty is associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, and recent studies have highlighted its importance in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Prior…
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