Objectives To review outcome measures and treatment costs in children with juvenile
idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and low bone mineral density (BMD) and/or fragility fractures. To …

Aims: To evaluate the currently available evidence for the effectiveness of bisphosphonates
in children with low bone mineral density (BMD) and fragility fractures associated with …

Inflammatory diseases and bone health in children : Current Opinion in Rheumatology
Inflammatory diseases and bone health in children : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Log in …

Background: Childhood onset arthritis is associated with low bone mass and strength.
Objective: To determine whether childhood onset arthritis is associated with greater fracture …

Bone health in children with rheumatic conditions may be compromised due to several
factors related to the inflammatory disease state, delayed puberty, altered life style, including …

Objective. Our aim was to determine areal bone mineral density (BMDa) and disease-
related factors linked with BMDa in adults with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) …

Objective. To assess the prevalence of reduced spine bone mineral apparent density
(BMAD), and to identify the main predictors of reduced spine BMAD in a cross-sectional and …

In all subgroups of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a decrease in bone mass has been described
in a high percentage of children. Recently, new pathogenetic concepts have identified …

Childhood rheumatic diseases are associated with negative impacts on the skeleton, related
to both the underlying illness and complications of therapy. The effects of medications like …

Objective To explore early changes and predictors of bone mass in children with juvenile
idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in order to identify patients who will develop bone mass reductions …