Epidemiology of bone and joint disease - the present and future - . Risk factors for fractures and treatment of osteoporosis in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Furuya, T.
Clinical Calcium 24(5): 743-749
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0917-5857 PMID: 24769686 Document Number: 673916
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis and fractures compared to controls. This risk is further increased since a majority of patients with RA also receive concomitant corticosteroids, which have been shown to induce osteoporosis and increase the risk of fractures. Glucocorticoids use and physical disability as well as low bone mineral density and older age are recognized as significant risk factors for fractures in patients with RA. This article reviews the epidemiology and treatment for osteoporosis in Japanese patients with RA.