1998
Variations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty.
Buckley L, Marquez M, Hudson J, Downs R, Vacek P, Small R, Poses R. Variations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1998, 25: 2195-202. PMID: 9818664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyCorticosteroid treatmentPhysician judgmentCorticosteroid usePhysician specialtySide effectsPostmenopausal patientsVitamin DBone lossReplacement therapyCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisImportance of osteoporosisVitamin D supplementationMajority of patientsRisk of osteoporosisPrimary care physiciansSignificant side effectsHypothetical clinical scenariosImportance of corticosteroidsEfficacy of treatmentD supplementationPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenPhysician assessmentCare physicians
1997
Effects of low dose methotrexate on the bone mineral density of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Buckley L, Leib E, Cartularo K, Vacek P, Cooper S. Effects of low dose methotrexate on the bone mineral density of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1997, 24: 1489-94. PMID: 9263140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityLow-dose methotrexateRheumatoid arthritisLumbar spineFemoral neckDose methotrexateMineral densityBMD of patientsFemoral neck bone mineral densityNeck bone mineral densitySpine bone mineral densityMeasurement of BMDAntirheumatic drug useVitamin D3 supplementationYears of followupGreater bone lossDMARD useD3 supplementationFollowup visitMTX useBone lossPrednisoneSimilar dosePatientsMethotrexate