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  1. 16-03-2022 | Geriatric | Adis Journal Club | Article
    Advances in Therapy

    Polytrauma in the Geriatric Population: Analysis of Outcomes for Surgically Treated Multiple Fractures with a Minimum 2 Years of Follow-Up

    Methods Eighty-six geriatric patients with polytrauma and multiple fractures which were surgically treated in orthopedics and who had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up were retrospectively analyzed.

  2. 15-02-2016 | Osteoporosis | Review | Article

    Osteoporosis imaging in the geriatric patient

    The authors discuss the use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and DXA-assisted technologies and their respective advantages and disadvantages in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Heilmeier U et al. Curr Radiol Rep 2016;4:18. doi:10.1007/s40134-016-0144-1

  3. 16-06-2022 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News | Article

    Targeted therapy not linked to serious infection risk in older people with RA

    Older people with rheumatoid arthritis are not at increased risk for hospitalization with infection when receiving targeted therapy with biologics or JAK inhibitors rather than methotrexate, Japanese researchers report.

  4. 23-05-2022 | Osteoarthritis | News | Article

    Polygenic risk scores for advanced osteoarthritis validated in older adults

    Polygenic risk scores for advanced knee and hip osteoarthritis are significantly associated with the likelihood of requiring joint replacement in community-dwelling older adults, Australian study findings indicate.

  5. 19-02-2021 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News | Article

    Treatment response unaffected by diagnosis age in older people with RA

    Older people with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis show a similar response to biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs to their peers whose disease onset was earlier in life, Japanese study findings indicate.

  6. 15-01-2021 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News | Article

    Treat-to-target feasible in older people with late-onset RA

    Clinical remission and normal physical function are “achievable goals” when using a treat-to-target strategy in older people with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis, but not all patients are not able to adhere to this strategy, Japanese research shows.

  7. 23-06-2020 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News | Article

    Optimal biologic therapy for RA varies by age

    The outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis could be improved by using the biologic DMARD option most appropriate to the age group, say Japanese researchers who assessed retention rates by age.

  8. 12-11-2019 | Rheumatoid arthritis | ACR/ARP 2019 | Article
    News in brief

    Comparable effectiveness of biologics regardless of age at RA onset

    Rheumatoid arthritis patients gain similar benefits from biologic treatment irrespective of whether they develop the disease before or after the age of 60 years, study findings suggest.

  9. 21-01-2020 | Osteoarthritis | News | Article
    News in brief

    Moderate-to-severe low back pain tied to fall risk in knee OA patients

    Researchers have identified an association between the presence of moderate-to-severe low back pain and risk for falls among patients with knee osteoarthritis.

  10. 10-09-2019 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News | Article
    News in brief

    Support for TNF inhibitor–methotrexate combination in older RA patients

    Rheumatoid arthritis patients aged 65 years or older experience a similar response to treatment with golimumab plus methotrexate compared with younger patients, suggests a post-hoc analysis of the GO-FURTHER trial.

  11. 19-11-2018 | Osteoporosis | Article

    Risk of subsequent fracture after prior fracture among older women

    Balasubramanian A et al. Osteoporos Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4732-1

  12. 28-09-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

    Are bone mineral density and fractures related to the incidence and progression of radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee, hip and hand in elderly men and women? The Rotterdam study

    Bergink AP et al.  Arthritis Rheumatol  2018. doi: 10.1002/art.40735

  13. 20-08-2018 | Gout | Article

    Gout and hearing impairment in the elderly: A retrospective cohort study using the US Medicare claims data

    Singh JA, Cleveland JD. BMJ Open 2018; 8: e022854. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022854

  14. 17-08-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

    Uptake of the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: A survey of older adults with joint pain

    Healey EL et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19: 295. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2196-2

  15. 21-07-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

    A naturally ageing knee, or development of early knee osteoarthritis?

    Magnusson K et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.04.020

  16. 21-06-2018 | Osteoporosis | Article

    Do sarcopenia and/or osteoporosis increase the risk of frailty? A 4-year observation of the second and third ROAD study surveys

    Yoshimura N et al. Osteoporos Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4596-4

  17. 09-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

    Disease and management beliefs of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and comorbidity: A qualitative study

    van Onna M et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4167-2

  18. 01-06-2018 | Gout | Article

    Gout and the risk of myocardial infarction in older adults: A study of Medicare recipients

    Singh JA, Cleveland JD. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 109. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1606-z

  19. 22-05-2018 | Osteoporosis | Article

    A population-based study of the risk of osteoporosis and fracture with dutasteride and finasteride

    Antoniou T et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19: 160. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2076-9

  20. 02-03-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

    Safety, effectiveness, and treatment persistence of golimumab in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis in real-world clinical practice in Japan

    Okazaki M et al. Rheumatol Ther 2018; Advance online pubication. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0101-y

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