Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

Vitamin D3 supplementation is not associated with a reduced risk for fractures among healthy middle-aged and older adults, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Among South-East Asian adults, bisphosphonate use in is not associated with differences in clinical outcomes or mortality after an atypical femur fracture, according to study data published in Bone.

Teriparatide restores bone mineral quality to premenopausal levels for women with postmenopausal osteoporosis if taken for 24 months, but not if taken at shorter intervals, according to study findings published in Bone.

In a study spanning 24 months, higher levels of vitamin K intake appeared to correspond with decreased knee symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Consuming specific dietary components such as vitamin D or omega-3 is “unlikely to influence the progression” of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to a report of systemic reviews published in RMD Open.

Patients with persistent midfoot pain, but no radiological evidence of osteoarthritis, might have under-recognized disease in the second and third cuneiform metatarsal joints, according to data published in Arthritis Care and Research.

Childhood leukemia survival outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal involvement are similar to those among patients without musculoskeletal disease, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.

Although telehealth can be useful in treating patients with rheumatic diseases, diagnoses should be established in face-to-face visits, according to new EULAR points to consider.

Romosozumab improved bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck, and reduced the relative risk for fractures in women with osteoporosis and mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, according to study data.

Walking for exercise appears to reduce pain progression in patients aged 50 years or older with knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.