Should we look for osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

What it found

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Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Evaluation of bone mineral density, bone metabolism, osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of the NFkappaB ligand serum levels during treatment with infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2006
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2. Development and validation of a nomogram predicting osteoporosis risk in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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3. Comparative Bone-Protective Effects of Tocotrienol Isomers from Palm and Annatto in Dexamethasone-Induced Osteoporotic Male Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4. Effects of targeted therapies on bone in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2022
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5. Associations of vascular and bone status in arthritis patients.Scientific reports · 2021
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6. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in the assessment of bone mineral density in anti-TNF-treated rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021
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7. Effects of one-year tofacitinib therapy on bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021
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8. Common mechanisms and holistic care in atherosclerosis and osteoporosis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2019
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9. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Considerations for the Pharmacological Management of Elderly Patients.Drugs & aging · 2017
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10. Risk of low bone mineral density in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologics.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015
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11. High incidence of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in the OSTRA cohort study: a 5-year follow-up study in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2011
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12. Bone mineral density in Indian women with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2009
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13. The utility of clinical decision tools for diagnosing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2008
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14. Bone mineral density in patients with recently diagnosed, active rheumatoid arthritis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2007
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15. Association of bone mineral density and vertebral deformity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2007
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16. Clinical relevance of vertebral fractures.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2007
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17. Bone mineral density in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: relation between disease severity and low bone mineral density.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2004
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18. Clinical decision rules in rheumatoid arthritis: do they identify patients at high risk for osteoporosis? Testing clinical criteria in a population based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis recruited from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2002
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19. Data driven attempt to create a clinical algorithm for identification of women with rheumatoid arthritis at high risk of osteoporosis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2000
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  Computed digital absorptiometry of the hand: screening method of bone loss in postmenopausal women in RA.2000

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