Osteoporosis is a chronic disease characterized by an increased risk of fragility fracture.
Patients affected by rheumatic diseases are at greater risk of developing osteoporosis. The …

Recent studies revealed an increased incidence of symptomatic fractures and a relatively
high prevalence of vertebral fractures in patients with SLE, and provided new insights into …

Since survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has improved over the
past decades, increasing attention is focused on complications of the disease. Osteoporosis …

Our aim was to analyze trends in fracture rates in SpA patients over an extended time
period. Only an increase of axial fractures, more specifically vertebral fractures, is observed …