Osteoporotic fractures in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Argentina: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Florencia S Pierini Martin BromMarina ScolnikValeria ScaglioniJavier E RosaEnrique R Soriano

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2021)

Patients with RA didn't show an overall increased risk of osteoporotic fractures compared with matched controls, but vertebral fractures were more frequently observed in patients with RA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis patients
disease activity
bone mineral density
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
postmenopausal women
body composition