Catching a Break With Vertebral Fractures in SpA

January 9, 2019

Gregory M. Weiss, MD

Vertebral fractures may not be as common in spondyloarthritis as previously thought.

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Sahuguet and colleagues in France found that the prevalence and incidence of vertebral fractures in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) are lower than previously thought.¹ Scroll through the slides for the details of the study and the take-home points for clinicians.

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axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.

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SpA, spondyloarthritis.

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SpA, spondyloarthritis.

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BMI, body mass index; SpA, spondyloarthritis.

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SpA, spondyloarthritis.

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SpA, spondyloarthritis.

Reference1. Sahuguet J, Fechtenbaum J, Molto A, et al. Low incidence of vertebral fractures in early spondyloarthritis: 5-year prospective data of the DESIR cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019;78:60-65. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213922.