Associations of overweight, obesity and osteoporosis with ankle fractures.

Background: Studies exploring risk factors for ankle fractures in adults are scarce, and with diverging conclusions. This study aims to investigate whether overweight, obesity and osteoporosis may be identified as risk factors for ankle fractures and ankle fracture subgroups according to the Danis-Weber (D-W) classification.

Methods: 108 patients ≥40 years with fracture of the lateral malleolus were included.

No association between osteoporosis and AO classification of distal radius fractures: an observational study of 289 patients.

Background: It is mechanically plausible that osteoporosis leads to more severe peripheral fractures, but studies investigating associations between BMD and radiographically verified complexity of distal radius fractures are scarce. This study aims to study the association between osteoporosis, as well as other risk factors for fracture, and the AO classification of distal radius fractures.

Methods: In this observational study, 289 consecutive patients aged ≥40 years with a distal radius fracture were included.

Positive IgA against transglutaminase 2 in patients with distal radius and ankle fractures compared to community-based controls.

Background: Patients with celiac disease (CD), including adults with subclinical disease, have low bone mineral density (BMD), deteriorated bone microarchitecture and meta-analysis show an increased risk of fracture. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) against transglutaminase 2 (IgA TG2) is a highly reliable marker to detect CD.

Main Objective: To explore the prevalence of positive IgA TG2 and CD in patients with distal radius and ankle fracture compared to community-based controls.

Coexistence of Takayasu's arteritis and ankylosing spondylitis may not be accidental - Is there a need for a new subgroup in the spondyloarthritis family?

Aortitis of ascending aorta is a recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). There are a few published cases of diffuse aortitis and aorta collaterals inflammation that fulfill Takayasu's arteritis (TA) criteria coexisting with AS. We have reviewed published cases from literature and present three new cases of such coexistence.