Validation and further development of the WHO 10-year fracture risk assessment tool in Italian postmenopausal women: project rationale and description.

S Adami, G Bianchi, ML Brandi, O Di Munno… - Clinical and …, 2010 - europepmc.org
The threshold for pharmacological intervention for osteoporosis remains controversial. Tools
predicting the future risk of new fractures are increasingly used to establish a convenient …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of biologic agents on bone homeostasis in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases

O Di Munno, F Ferro - Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2019 - clinexprheumatol.org
Osteoporosis (OP) and increased fracture risk are widely observed comorbidities in chronic
inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs). Improved knowledge of the immune/inflammatory …

Risk factors for osteoporosis in female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

O Di Munno, M Mazzantini, AD Sedie, M Mosca… - Lupus, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
In the last years it has been recognized that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
are at high risk of osteoporosis (OP) and fractures, both occurring through disease-specific …

Vitamin D status and response to treatment in post-menopausal osteoporosis

…, S Giannini, G Bianchi, L Sinigaglia, O Di Munno… - Osteoporosis …, 2009 - Springer
Treatment with anti-resorptive agents over 13 months was associated with for three to fivefold
lower bone mineral density changes and 1.5-fold increased risk of incidence fracture in …

Determinants of adherence to osteoporosis treatment in clinical practice

M Rossini, G Bianchi, O Di Munno, S Giannini… - Osteoporosis …, 2006 - Springer
Introduction Poor adherence to prescribed treatments is widespread in clinical practice and
this can lead to potentially life-threatening events. This problem is apparently very common …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence, determinants and associations with disease activity and disability

…, L Bernini, E Cacace, L Sinigaglia, O Di Munno… - Arthritis research & …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and determinants of vitamin
D deficiency in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as compared to healthy controls and …

A multicenter cross sectional study on bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis. Italian Study Group on Bone Mass in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

…, G Bianchi, A Del Puente, O Di Munno… - The journal of …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objective To determine the frequency of osteoporosis in a large cohort of women with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate the main determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the management of osteoporosis and fragility fractures

R Nuti, ML Brandi, G Checchia, O Di Munno… - Internal and emergency …, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this document, a result of the harmonisation and revision of Guidelines
published separately by the SIMFER, SIOMMMS/SIR, and SIOT associations, is to provide …

Efficacy of risedronate on clinical vertebral fractures within six months

…, S Songcharoen, R Rizzoli, OD Munno… - … medical research and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Postmenopausal osteoporotic women with pre-existing or new incident vertebral
fractures are at high risk for future fracture, so prompt treatment is warranted. Risedronate …

The effect of age, weight, and lifestyle factors on calcaneal quantitative ultrasound: the ESOPO study

…, P Filipponi, G Crepaldi, O Di Munno - Osteoporosis …, 2003 - Springer
Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques have been shown to be as good as bone mineral
density (BMD) assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), in predicting fracture …