Caleb Rans

Researchers have identified reproductive risk factors associated with an increased risk for total knee replacement in women with severe knee osteoarthritis.

Pregnancy and offspring outcomes were reassuring in couples where men with spondyloarthritis (SpA) were exposed to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.

Researchers examined the associations of prevalent vertebral fracture identified on vertebral fracture assessment images in routine practice with incident fractures.

Bone mineral density measures were significantly greater at 3 years in postmenopausal women with comorbid osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis who were given vitamin D and calcium supplementation.

The use of lateral spine imaging to detect asymptomatic vertebral fractures in older women may improve osteoporosis identification.

Functional disability progressed more rapidly in postmenopausal compared with premenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.