Association of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis with osteoporosis and pathological fractures

P Kathuria, KB Gordon, JI Silverberg - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies examining the relationship between psoriasis (Pso),
osteoporosis, and pathological fractures found conflicting results. Objective To determine
whether Pso and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are associated with osteoporosis and fractures in
US adults. Methods Cross-sectional study of 198,102,435 children and adults, including
183,725 with Pso and 28,765 with PsA from the 2006-2012 National Emergency Department
Sample, including 20% of the emergency care visits throughout the United States. Results In …