Journal article
The prevalence of vertebral fracture on vertebral fracture assessment imaging in a large cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: RA accelerates bone loss, increasing the risk of osteoporosis (OP) and fracture. DXA imaging has been validated for identifying RA patients at risk of fracture. The objective of this study was to assess the presence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures (VFs) in a cohort of patients with established RA referred for DXA using VF assessment (VFA) technology.
METHODS: We determined the prevalence of VFs in a cohort of RA patients age ≥ 40 …
Authors
Mohammad A; Lohan D; Bergin D; Mooney S; Newell J; O’Donnell M; Coughlan RJ; Carey JJ
Journal
Rheumatology, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 821–827
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 1, 2014
DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/ket353
ISSN
1462-0324