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…Abstract Number: 0102 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bone Health in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in the National Swiss Cohort: A Cross-sectional Study
Background/Purpose: There is much controversy surrounding the loss of bone mass in patients with psoriasis arthritis (PsA). We wanted to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis…Abstract Number: 1897 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in Hospitalizations for Vertebral Compression Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Data from the National Inpatient Sample 2001-2014
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease predominantly affecting the spine, leading to syndesmophyte formation, ankylosis, and osteoporosis. These factors have been associated…Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association of Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine and Hydroxychloroquine Use with Incident Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative
Background/Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the extent to which disease modifying antirheumatic medications (DMARDs) used as part of triple therapy for treatment of…Abstract Number: 1974 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation of a Deep Learning Based Algorithm to Diagnose Vertebral Compression Fractures
Background/Purpose: Vertebral Compression Fractures are common in patients above age 50, but are often undiagnosed. Patients with one VCF are at higher risk of other…Abstract Number: 0116 • ACR Convergence 2020
The in Vitro 3D Fracture Gap Model: A Tool for Preclinical Testing
Background/Purpose: Approximately 10% of fractures lead to significant fracture healing disorders. Of note, especially immunosuppressed patients with ongoing inflammation show difficulties in the correct course…Abstract Number: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Disease Activity Is Associated with Incident Osteoporotic Fractures Among Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures yet the disease specific contributions to osteoporotic fractures (OFX) are not well understood.…Abstract Number: 0118 • ACR Convergence 2020
Indicators of Effectiveness After 6 Years of Follow-up in a Fracture Liaison Service
Background/Purpose: Data on the effectiveness of FLS in the medium and long term are needed. The objetive of this study was to analyze the indicators of…Abstract Number: 1977 • ACR Convergence 2020
Delivering Fracture Prevention Through Telemedicine: A Process Evaluation
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend osteoporosis screening using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in men and women at risk for osteoporosis, but screening remains low, especially in men…Abstract Number: 0119 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fracture Liaison Service at an Academic Center with an Open Health System: 30-month Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis causes significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare burden. There continues to be a care gap in osteoporosis recognition, treatment and prevention. Several healthcare systems…
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