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Fragility Fractures in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Compared with the General Population
Yuri Yamamoto, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Hans Wingstrand and Martin Englund
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2015, jrheum.150325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.150325
Yuri Yamamoto
From the Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, Kock Foundations, Region Skåne, Governmental Funding of Clinical Research within National Health Service, and the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden. Y. Yamamoto, PT, Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital; A. Turkiewicz, MSc, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; H. Wingstrand, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; M. Englund, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, and Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, and Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Englund, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Klinikgatan 22 (Wigerthuset), SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: martin.englund@med.lu.se. Accepted for publication July 14, 2015.
Aleksandra Turkiewicz
From the Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, Kock Foundations, Region Skåne, Governmental Funding of Clinical Research within National Health Service, and the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden. Y. Yamamoto, PT, Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital; A. Turkiewicz, MSc, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; H. Wingstrand, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; M. Englund, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, and Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, and Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Englund, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Klinikgatan 22 (Wigerthuset), SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: martin.englund@med.lu.se. Accepted for publication July 14, 2015.
Hans Wingstrand
From the Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, Kock Foundations, Region Skåne, Governmental Funding of Clinical Research within National Health Service, and the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden. Y. Yamamoto, PT, Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital; A. Turkiewicz, MSc, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; H. Wingstrand, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; M. Englund, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, and Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, and Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Englund, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Klinikgatan 22 (Wigerthuset), SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: martin.englund@med.lu.se. Accepted for publication July 14, 2015.
Martin Englund
From the Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, Kock Foundations, Region Skåne, Governmental Funding of Clinical Research within National Health Service, and the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden. Y. Yamamoto, PT, Department of Rehabilitation, Nagoya University Hospital; A. Turkiewicz, MSc, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; H. Wingstrand, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; M. Englund, MD, PhD, Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, and Epidemiology and Register Centre South, Skåne University Hospital, and Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Englund, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Klinikgatan 22 (Wigerthuset), SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: martin.englund@med.lu.se. Accepted for publication July 14, 2015.
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Fragility Fractures in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Compared with the General Population
Yuri Yamamoto, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Hans Wingstrand, Martin Englund
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2015, jrheum.150325; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150325