Trends and Determinants of Osteoporosis Treatment and Screening in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Osteoarthritis

ConclusionAbout half of RA patients for whom treatment was indicated never received a OP medication. OP care in RA patients was not better than OA patients, and the relative risk of application of this care has been decreasing in RA and OA patients since 2008 without improvement after the release of the 2010 ACR GIOP guideline.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - August 3, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Gulsen Ozen, Diane L Kamen, Ted R Mikuls, Bryant R England, Frederick Wolfe, Kaleb Michaud Tags: Original Article Source Type: research