Judith Everts-Graber, Stephan Reichenbach, Thomas Lehmann
{"title":"Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding \"The effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density depending on prior treatment: a prospective, multicentre cohort study in Switzerland\" by Yang and colleagues.","authors":"Judith Everts-Graber, Stephan Reichenbach, Thomas Lehmann","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07282-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07282-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor Regarding \"The effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density depending on prior treatment: a prospective, multicentre cohort study in Switzerland\".","authors":"Jialin Yang, Dongdong Cao, Aifeng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07281-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07281-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Low-dose glucocorticoid increase the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women with low bone mass: a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Dongdong Cao, Neimeng Gu, Aifeng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07248-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07248-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oyebimpe O Adesina, Isaac C Jenkins, Fábio Galvão, Ana C de Moura, Kleber Y Fertrin, Babette S Zemel, Sara T Olalla Saad
{"title":"Alendronate preserves bone mineral density in adults with sickle cell disease and osteoporosis.","authors":"Oyebimpe O Adesina, Isaac C Jenkins, Fábio Galvão, Ana C de Moura, Kleber Y Fertrin, Babette S Zemel, Sara T Olalla Saad","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07268-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07268-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Low bone mineral density is highly prevalent in sickle cell disease (SCD); whether bisphosphonates can safely preserve or increase bone mass in SCD adults remains unknown. In this study, lumbar spine bone density remained stable with alendronate use, and treatment-related side effects were mostly mild and self-limited.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe the effects of alendronate in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and osteoporosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed retrospective clinical data from adults with SCD and osteoporosis treated with alendronate at a single center in Brazil (2009-2019). Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip. We analyzed BMD changes by alendronate treatment duration (months), stratified by sex, skeletal site, and SCD genotype.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-four SCD adults with osteoporosis (69% females, 73% HbSS, mean age ± standard deviation 42.4 ± 10.9 years) received alendronate for a median (interquartile range) of 48 (29, 73) months. Compared with males, females had significantly lower baseline BMD (g/cm<sup>2</sup>) at the femoral neck (0.72 vs 0.85, p = < 0.001) and total hip (0.79 vs 0.88, p = 0.009). The between-sex differences in BMD changes were insignificant. Mean lumbar spine BMD significantly changed by 0.0357 g/cm<sup>2</sup> (p = 0.028) in those on alendronate for > 5 years. Four adults (6.3%) reported mild therapy-related side effects. An atypical femoral diaphysis fracture, attributed to alendronate, was incidentally noted in a 37-year-old man on treatment for 4 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this retrospective cohort of adults with SCD and osteoporosis on alendronate for a median of 48 months, we found no significant interactions between sex and changes in lumbar spine, femoral neck, or total hip BMD with alendronate. Lumbar spine BMD was stable in those on alendronate for < 5 years. Side effects of alendronate were mild, though one patient developed an atypical femoral fracture.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rogerio Pessoto Hirata, Mikkel Jacobi Thomsen, Matthew Liston, Merete Grothe Christensen, Peter Vestergaard
{"title":"Letter to editor: rebuttal to OSIN-D-24-01254 \"RE: Clinical features of fallers and non-fallers: Finding best-performing combinations of physical performance measurements to discriminate physical impairments between fallers and non-fallers among older adults with and without osteoporosis\".","authors":"Rogerio Pessoto Hirata, Mikkel Jacobi Thomsen, Matthew Liston, Merete Grothe Christensen, Peter Vestergaard","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07257-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07257-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mitali Sharma, Charlotte Beaudart, Patricia Clark, Saeko Fujiwara, Jonathan D Adachi, Alexandra Papaioannou, Osvaldo D Messina, Suzanne N Morin, Lynn Kohlmeier, Xavier Nogues, Carolyn Leckie, Nicholas C Harvey, John A Kanis, Jean-Yves Reginster, Mickael Hiligsmann, Stuart L Silverman
{"title":"Clinical and demographic factors determining patient fracture risk decision point (FRDP): The improving risk communication in osteoporosis (RICO) project.","authors":"Mitali Sharma, Charlotte Beaudart, Patricia Clark, Saeko Fujiwara, Jonathan D Adachi, Alexandra Papaioannou, Osvaldo D Messina, Suzanne N Morin, Lynn Kohlmeier, Xavier Nogues, Carolyn Leckie, Nicholas C Harvey, John A Kanis, Jean-Yves Reginster, Mickael Hiligsmann, Stuart L Silverman","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07264-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07264-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to understand how osteoporosis medication acceptance varies across countries with differing guidance on treatment threshold and influence of clinical and demographic factors. A total of 79.2% accepted treatment at a fracture probability at or below the treatment threshold. Fracture history and age did not strongly impact acceptance, suggesting a need for improved fracture risk communication.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This part of the Improving Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study aims to understand patients' willingness to initiate osteoporosis treatment given a hypothetical fracture probability-derived from the FRAX® Risk Assessment Tool-and how age, fracture history, and numeric literacy may influence this.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 2022-2023, 332 postmenopausal women at risk of fracture were interviewed from nine countries to determine participants' Fracture Risk Decision Point (FRDP), the lowest probability of major osteoporotic fracture at which they would accept an osteoporosis medication. Participants' FRDP was evaluated given eight hypothetical 10-year FRAX scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In countries with FRAX-based treatment thresholds, over half of the participants per country reported an FRDP that was below the threshold. Collectively, 79.2% demonstrated FRDPs at or below their respective threshold. Age and fracture history did not have a strong influence on FRDP; however, those who demonstrated higher levels of numeric literacy reported a significantly higher median FRDP (10%) compared to those who showed lower levels (5%, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most patients were willing to accept an osteoporosis medication prescription at a hypothetical FRAX probability that was even lower than that of their nationally recommended treatment threshold. Literacy scores had a significant influence on FRDP whereas age and fracture history did not.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid reduction in fracture risk after the discontinuation of long-term oral glucocorticoid therapy: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide health insurance claims database in Japan.","authors":"Masayuki Iki, Kenji Fujimori, Nobukazu Okimoto, Shinichi Nakatoh, Junko Tamaki, Shigeyuki Ishii, Hironori Imano, Sumito Ogawa","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07284-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07284-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increased fracture risk due to oral glucocorticoids (GCs) rapidly decreases with GC discontinuation. However, evidence for this is limited. We found that fracture risk decreased rapidly in the first year after GC discontinuation, while hip fracture risk remained higher than reference levels for about two years after GC discontinuation.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We investigated changes in fracture risk following discontinuation of long-term oral glucocorticoids (GCs) using Japan's nationwide health insurance claims database (NDBJ).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified patients aged ≥ 50 years who initiated GC therapy in 2012-2019. Those receiving ≥ 5 mg (prednisolone or equivalent, PSL)/day for ≥ 72 days in the initial 90 days of GC therapy were classified as the GC-exposure group, and those receiving < 5 mg PSL/day for < 30 days were classified as the reference group. Patients discontinuing GC after 90 days of GC therapy were classified as the GC-discontinuation group; all others were classified as the GC-continuation group. We tracked the incidence rates of hip and clinical vertebral fractures for up to 990 days, and assessed fracture risk after GC discontinuation by hazard ratios (HR) adjusted by inverse probability weighting using propensity scores for GC discontinuation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a total of 52,179 GC-discontinuation, 91,969 GC-continuation, and 43,138 reference group women, and 57,560, 93,736, and 33,696 men in the corresponding groups, respectively. According to adjusted HRs, incidence rates of fractures were significantly lower in the GC-discontinuation group than in the GC-continuation group in the initial 90 days after GC discontinuation and remained significant for 360 days, except for hip fracture in men. HRs for hip fractures remained significantly higher in the GC-discontinuation group compared to the reference group for 720 days post-discontinuation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Fracture risk declines rapidly in the first year after GC discontinuation, but vigilance is necessary as the increased risk persists for two years post-discontinuation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor concerning \"Sex differences in hemoglobin levels and five-year refracture risk in patients with osteoporotic fractures: a retrospective cohort analysis\".","authors":"Keer Zhou, Ranran Li, Jingzhi Wang","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07287-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07287-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RE: Clinical features of fallers and non-fallers: Finding best-performing combinations of physical performance measurements to discriminate physical impairments between fallers and non-fallers among older adults with and without osteoporosis.","authors":"Hinpetch Daungsupawong, Viroj Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07256-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07256-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing the global burden of vitamin D deficiency: insights, challenges, and the need for personalized supplementation.","authors":"Ume Aiman, Zainab Azad, Sarah Shaheen","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07285-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-024-07285-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142471753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}