Abstracts tagged "osteoporosis and outcomes"

Abstract Number: 303 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Outcomes after Hip Fracture in the Elderly: Does Social Isolation Matter?
Lisa A. Mandl¹, Omar Halawa², Jackie Szymonifka³, Kirsten Grueter⁴ and Joseph Lane⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hip fractures are a serious public health issue with a significant population burden, especially among those over 65 years old. Social isolation—how integrated a…
Abstract Number: 335 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
High Risk of Osteoporosis and Long Term Joint Damage in Adults with a History of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Hiranda Dodanwala¹, Danielle Feger¹, Nicholas Longson², Nancy J. Olsen³, Barbara E. Ostrov^4,5 and Rayford R. June⁶, ¹Medicine - Division of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Divsion of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State MS Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, ⁴Pediatrics, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, ⁵Pediatrics, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, ⁶Rheumatology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a heterogeneous group of chronic inflammatory arthritides. JIA is the most common cause of musculoskeletal disability in children, and…