Re-evaluating osteoporosis and fracture risk in Crohn's disease patients in the era of TNF-alpha inhibitors.

Shahrad HakimianJoan KhederSeth ArumDavid R CaveBenjamin Hyatt

Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2017)

TNF group patients were diagnosed with osteoporosis from an earlier age compared to NB group but with a smaller increase in osteoporosis after menopause. Further prospective studies are necessary to further determine the role of anti-TNF medications in osteoporosis.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors