Abstracts tagged "vertebral deformities"

Abstract Number: 1149 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy of Alendronate for Prevention of New Fractures and Vertebral Deformities in Patients with Rheumatologic Disorders on Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Saffa Iftikhar¹, Waleed Khokher², Ashu Acharya¹, Joan Gekonde³, Nithin Kesireddy², Rawish Fatima¹ and Nezam Altorok², ¹University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³University of Toledo, Sylvania Township, OH
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are commonly used in patients with rheumatologic conditions including but not limited to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Systemic Lupus Erythematous and so on.…