The risk of fractures and the need for anti-osteoporotic treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis

The risk of fractures and the need for anti-osteoporotic treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objective: to estimate the high and very high Frax® 10-year probabilities of fractures in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) to assess the need for anti-osteoporotic treatment.Patients and methods. The investigation enrolled 136 SSc patients (110 women and 26 men; mean age, 59.3±7.5 years). The...

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Main Authors: A. О. Efremova, N. V. Toroptsova, O. V. Dobrovolskaya, N. V. Demin, O. A. Nikitinskaya
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2021-02-01
Series:Современная ревматология
Subjects:
systemic sclerosis
osteoporosis
frax®
osteoporotic fracture
risk for fracture
Online Access:https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/1097

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