Patients living with osteoporosis are projected to increase dramatically in the next decade.
Alongside the forecasted increased societal and economic burden, we will live a crisis of …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the burden of osteoporosis (OP) in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and to describe the OP screening strategies applied in RA. Recent Findings RA …

Purpose Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a grey-level textural measurement acquired from
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry lumbar spine images and is a validated index of bone …

Recent studies have advanced knowledge of RA-specific risk factors for BMD loss and
fractures. Future studies applying these findings to modify established fracture risk …

Since its development in 2008, FRAX has booked its place in the standard day to day
management of osteoporosis. The FRAX tool has been appreciated for its simplicity and …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with inflammatory arthropathies have a high rate of
fragility fractures. Diagnostic assessment and monitoring of bone density and quality are …

Bones are continuously remodeled (resorbed and regenerated) to allow fracture healing
and skeleton adaptation to stress. When excessive resorption occurs, bone microstructure is …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the recently
published evidence concerning vertebral fracture risk in individuals with diabetes mellitus …

Osteoporosis can currently be diagnosed by applying the WHO classification to bone
mineral density (BMD) assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). However …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with rheumatic disease are at high risk of low bone
mass and osteoporotic fracture. Trabecular bone score (TBS), derived from lumbar spine …