Piet Geusens

Progress in osteoporosis and fracture prevention: focus on postmenopausal women (2009)

Saag, Kenneth G, Geusens, Piet

Abstract In the past decade, we have witnessed a revolution in osteoporosis diagnosis and therapeutics. This includes enhanced understanding of basic bone biology, recognizing the severe consequences...

Emerging treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis – focus on denosumab (2009)

Geusens, Piet

Piet GeusensDepartment of Internal Medicine, Subdivision of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands and Biomedical Research Institute, University Hasselt,...

Belgian rheumatologists' perception on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment matches more closely Dutch rather than Belgian reimbursement criteria (2009)

Geusens, Piet, Vanhoof, Johan, Berghs, Hubert, Praet, Johan, Esselens, Greet, ...

OBJECTIVES: To assess discrepancies between perception of Belgian rheumatologists on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment and Belgian reimbursement criteria and to compare Belgian with...

Belgian rheumatologists perception on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment matches more closely Dutch rather than Belgian reimbursement criteria (2009)

Geusens, Piet, Vanhoof, Johan, Berghs, Hubert, Praet, Johan, Esselens, Greet, ...

Objectives. To assess discrepancies between perception of Belgian rheumatologists on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment and Belgian reimbursement criteria and to compare Belgian with...

Belgian rheumatologists' perception on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment matches more closely Dutch rather than Belgian reimbursement criteria (2009)

Geens, Elke, Geusens, Piet, Vanhoof, Johan, Berghs, Hubert, Praet, Johan, Esselens, Greet, ...

Objectives. To assess discrepancies between perception of Belgian rheumatologists on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment and Belgian reimbursement criteria and to compare Belgian with...

Evaluation of patients with a recent clinical fracture and osteoporosis, a multidisciplinary approach (2008)

Dumitrescu, Bianca, Van Helden, Svenjhalmar, Ten Broeke, Rene, Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, Arie, Wyers, Caroline, Udrea, Gabriela, ...

Abstract The aetiology of osteoporotic fractures is multifactorial, but little is known about the way to evaluate patients with a recent clinical fracture for the presence of secondary osteoporosis....

Founder effect in different European countries for the recurrent P392L SQSTM1 mutation in Paget's Disease of Bone (2008)

Beyens, Greet, Guañabens, Núria, Papapoulos, Socrates, Karperien, Marcel, ...

Paget's Disease of Bone (PDB) is one of the most frequent metabolic bone diseases, affecting 1-5% of Western populations older than 55 years. Mutations in the sequestosome1 (SQSTM1) gene cause PDB in...

Quantitative ultrasound does not identify patients with an inflammatory disease at risk of vertebral deformities (2008)

Heijckmann, A Caroline, Dumitrescu, Bianca, Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman, Arie C, Geusens, Piet, Wolffenbuttel, Bruce HR, De Vries, Jolanda, ...

Abstract Background Previous studies from our group have shown that a high prevalence of vertebral deformities suggestive of fracture can be found in patients with an inflammatory disease, despite a...

Efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib, a highly selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor, in the management of pain and osteoarthritis (2008)

Geusens, Piet

Piet Geusens1, Willem Lems21Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands and Biomedical Research Institute, University Hasselt,...

Drug Insight: choosing a drug treatment strategy for women with osteoporosis - an evidence-based clinical perspective (2008)

GEUSENS, Piet, Roux, CH, Reid, DM, Lems, WF, Adami, S, Adachi, JD, ...

Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated drug treatment for women at high risk of fracture, with a reduction in fracture risk as their end point. There has also been progress in...

Impact of Systematic Implementation of a Clinical case finding strategy on diagnosis and therapy of postmenopausal osteoporosis (2008)

Dinant, Geert Jan, GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B, Van Geel, T, Van Helden, J, VANHOOF, Johan, ...

Introduction: Case finding for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is advocated in guidelines of osteoporosis, but implementation is unsatisfactory. We studied, in daily practice, the impact of...

The cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates in postmenopausal women based on individual long-term fracture risks (2007)

Van Staa, Tjeerd-Peter, Kanis, John A., Geusens, Piet, Boonen, Annelies, Leufkens, Hubert G.M., Cooper, Cyrus

OBJECTIVES: Cost-effectiveness analyses are routinely based on data from group averages, restricting its generalizibility to those with below- or above-average risk. A pharmaco-economic model that...

Double-blinded infliximab dose escalation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2007)

Strusberg, Ingrid, Geusens, Piet, Berman, Alberto, Yocum, David, Baker, Daniel, ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of infliximab dose escalation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to 3 mg/kg infliximab...

Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Vosse, Debby, Van Der Linden, Sjef

Diagnosing fractures of the vertebral body and its dorsal arch remains a challenge in studies and in clinical practice. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate to what degree such fractures can be...

Secondary fracture prevention measures in orthopedic wards in Belgium (2007)

Devogelaer, J., Boutsen, Y., De Clercq, L., Poriau, S., GEUSENS, Piet, Goemaere, S.

Catholic Univ Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Sijsele, Belgium. Univ Hasselt, BIOMED, Hasselt, Belgium. State Univ Ghent Hosp, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Prevention of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis with alendronate or alfacalcidol: Relations of change in bone mineral density, bone markers, and calcium homeostasis (2007)

Jacobs, Johannes W. G., Lems, Willem F., GEUSENS, Piet, Laan, Roland F. J., Huisman, Anne-Margriet, ...

Objective. To explore the relation of changes in measures of bone turnover and changes in bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and total hip over 18 months in a double-blinded, randomized...

Analyses of immunosenescent markers in patients with autoimmune disease (2007)

THEWISSEN, Marielle, SOMERS, Veerle, VENKEN, Koen, Van Paassen, Pieter, GEUSENS, Piet, Damoiseaux, Jan, ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of immunosenescence in patients with autoimmune disease. Tcell receptor excision circles (TREC) and the percentage of CD4(+)CD28(null) T cells...

High prevalence of undiagnosed morphometric vertebral fractures in patients with a recent clinical fracture (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B., Willems, G., Udrea, G., Van Helden, S., ...

Univ Hosp, Div Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Hasselt Univ, Ctr Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Dept Rheumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Univ Hosp, Dept Trauma Surg,...

Secondary osteoporosis in patients with a recent clinical fracture and low bone mineral density (2007)

Dumitrescu, B., Van Helden, S., Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, A., Wyers, C., Udrea, G., ...

Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Dept Rheumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Univ Hosp, Dept Trauma Surg, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp...

Clinical risk evaluation contributes to case finding and diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B., Cloet, A., Vanhoof, J.

Acad Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Hasselt Univ, Biomed Res Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania. MSD, Brussels, Belgium.

Secondary fracture prevention measures in orthopedic wards in Belgium (2007)

Goemaere, S., Boutsen, Y., Declercq, L., Poriau, S., GEUSENS, Piet, Devogelaer, J. P.

Ghent Univ Hosp, Unit Osteoporosis & Metab Bone Dis, Ghent, Belgium. Catholic Univ Louvain, Univ Hosp Mont Godinne, Dept Rheumatol, Yvoir, Belgium. St Augustinus Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Antwerp,...

Infliximab maintains a high degree of clinical response in patients with active psoriatic arthritis through 1 year of treatment: results from the IMPACT 2 trial (2007)

Kavanaugh, A., Krueger, G. G., Beutler, A., Guzzo, C., Zhou, B., Dooley, L. T., ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of infliximab through 1 year in patients with psoriatic arthritis ( PsA) enrolled in the IMPACT 2 trial. Methods: In this double blind, placebo...

A prospective randomised multicentre study comparing continuous and intermittent treatment with celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip (2007)

Luyten, F. P., GEUSENS, Piet, Malaise, M., De Clerck, L., Westhovens, R., Raeman, F., ...

Objective: To compare the effects of continuous and intermittent celecoxib treatment in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis in flare. Methods: In this 24-week, prospective, randomised,...

The cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates in postmenopausal women based on individual long-term fracture risks (2007)

Van Staa, Tjeerd-Peter, Kanis, John A., GEUSENS, Piet, Boonen, Annelies, Leufkens, Hubert G. M., Cooper, Cyrus

Objectives: Cost-effectiveness analyses are routinely based on data from group averages, restricting its generalizibility to those with below- or above-average risk. A pharmaco-economic model that...

Infliximab inhibits progression of radiographic damage in patients with active psoriatic arthritis through one year of treatment - Results from the induction and maintenance psoriatic arthritis clinical trial 2 (2007)

VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Kavanaugh, A., Gladman, D. D., Antoni, C., Krueger, G. G., Guzzo, C., ...

Objective. To evaluate the effect of infliximab on progression of structural damage over I year in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) enrolled in the Induction and Maintenance Psoriatic...

The fracture and osteoporosis outpatient clinic: an effective strategy for improving implementation of an osteoporosis guideline (2007)

Van Helden, Svenhjalmar, Cauberg, Evelyne, GEUSENS, Piet, Winkes, Bjorn, Van Der Weijden, Trudy, Brink, Peter

Clinical screening for osteoporosis in women aged over 50 years following a fracture is advocated by all guidelines on osteoporosis, but such attitude is widely reported to be inadequate. The aim of...

Effectiveness of adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis in patients with a history of TNF-antagonist therapy in clinical practice (2007)

Bombardieri, S., Ruiz, A. A., Fardellone, P., GEUSENS, Piet, McKenna, F., Unnebrink, K., ...

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who previously discontinued tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists for any reason in...

Risk of falling in patients with a recent fracture (2007)

Van Helden, Svenhjalmar, Wyers, Caroline E., Dagnelie, Pieter C., Van Dongen, Martien C., Willems, Gittie, Brink, Peter R. G., ...

Background: Patients with a history of a fracture have an increased risk for future fractures, even in short term. The aim of this study was to assess the number of patients with falls and to...

Bone turnover and hip bone mineral density in patients with sarcoidosis (2007)

Heijckmann, A. Caroline, Huijberts, Maya S. P., De Vries, Jolanda, Van Der Veer, Eveline, Kruseman, Arie C. Nieuwenhuijzen, ...

Background and aim of the work: Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory T-cell-driven disease can also affect bone. We evaluated bone remodelling and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with...

Individual fracture risk and the cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates in patients using oral glucocorticoids (2007)

Van Staa, T., GEUSENS, Piet, Zhang, B., Leufkens, H., Boonen, A., Cooper, C.

Objectives. There are few data on the cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates with oral glucocorticoids (GCs). An individual patient-based pharmaco-economic model was developed. Methods. Data were...

The cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates in postmenopausal women based on individual long-term fracture risks (2007)

Van Staa, Tjeerd-Peter, Kanis, John A., GEUSENS, Piet, Boonen, Annelies, Leufkens, Hubert G. M., Cooper, Cyrus

Objectives: Cost-effectiveness analyses are routinely based on data from group averages, restricting its generalizibility to those with below- or above-average risk. A pharmaco-economic model that...

Infliximab inhibits progression of radiographic damage in patients with active psoriatic arthritis through one year of treatment - Results from the induction and maintenance psoriatic arthritis clinical trial 2 (2007)

VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Kavanaugh, A., Gladman, D. D., Antoni, C., Krueger, G. G., Guzzo, C., ...

Objective. To evaluate the effect of infliximab on progression of structural damage over I year in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) enrolled in the Induction and Maintenance Psoriatic...

The fracture and osteoporosis outpatient clinic: an effective strategy for improving implementation of an osteoporosis guideline (2007)

Van Helden, Svenhjalmar, Cauberg, Evelyne, GEUSENS, Piet, Winkes, Bjorn, Van Der Weijden, Trudy, Brink, Peter

Clinical screening for osteoporosis in women aged over 50 years following a fracture is advocated by all guidelines on osteoporosis, but such attitude is widely reported to be inadequate. The aim of...

Effectiveness of adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis in patients with a history of TNF-antagonist therapy in clinical practice (2007)

Bombardieri, S., Ruiz, A. A., Fardellone, P., GEUSENS, Piet, McKenna, F., Unnebrink, K., ...

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who previously discontinued tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists for any reason in...

Risk of falling in patients with a recent fracture (2007)

Van Helden, Svenhjalmar, Wyers, Caroline E., Dagnelie, Pieter C., Van Dongen, Martien C., Willems, Gittie, Brink, Peter R. G., ...

Background: Patients with a history of a fracture have an increased risk for future fractures, even in short term. The aim of this study was to assess the number of patients with falls and to...

Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Vosse, Debby, Van Der Linden, Sjef

Diagnosing fractures of the vertebral body and its dorsal arch remains a challenge in studies and in clinical practice. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate to what degree such fractures can be...

Secondary fracture prevention measures in orthopedic wards in Belgium (2007)

Devogelaer, J., Boutsen, Y., De Clercq, L., Poriau, S., GEUSENS, Piet, Goemaere, S.

Catholic Univ Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Sijsele, Belgium. Univ Hasselt, BIOMED, Hasselt, Belgium. State Univ Ghent Hosp, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Prevention of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis with alendronate or alfacalcidol: Relations of change in bone mineral density, bone markers, and calcium homeostasis (2007)

Jacobs, Johannes W. G., Lems, Willem F., GEUSENS, Piet, Laan, Roland F. J., Huisman, Anne-Margriet, ...

Objective. To explore the relation of changes in measures of bone turnover and changes in bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and total hip over 18 months in a double-blinded, randomized...

Analyses of immunosenescent markers in patients with autoimmune disease (2007)

THEWISSEN, Marielle, SOMERS, Veerle, VENKEN, Koen, LINSEN, Loes, Van Paassen, Pieter, GEUSENS, Piet, ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of immunosenescence in patients with autoimmune disease. Tcell receptor excision circles (TREC) and the percentage of CD4(+)CD28(null) T cells...

High prevalence of undiagnosed morphometric vertebral fractures in patients with a recent clinical fracture (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B., Willems, G., Udrea, G., Van Helden, S., ...

Univ Hosp, Div Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Hasselt Univ, Ctr Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Dept Rheumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Univ Hosp, Dept Trauma Surg,...

Secondary osteoporosis in patients with a recent clinical fracture and low bone mineral density (2007)

Dumitrescu, B., Van Helden, S., Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, A., Wyers, C., Udrea, G., ...

Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Dept Rheumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Univ Hosp, Dept Trauma Surg, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp...

Clinical risk evaluation contributes to case finding and diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B., Cloet, A., Vanhoof, J.

Acad Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Hasselt Univ, Biomed Res Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania. MSD, Brussels, Belgium.

Secondary fracture prevention measures in orthopedic wards in Belgium (2007)

Devogelaer, J. P., Boutsen, Y., Declercq, L., Poriau, S., GEUSENS, Piet, Goemaere, S.

Ghent Univ Hosp, Unit Osteoporosis & Metab Bone Dis, Ghent, Belgium. Catholic Univ Louvain, Univ Hosp Mont Godinne, Dept Rheumatol, Yvoir, Belgium. St Augustinus Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Antwerp,...

Infliximab maintains a high degree of clinical response in patients with active psoriatic arthritis through 1 year of treatment: results from the IMPACT 2 trial (2007)

Kavanaugh, A., Krueger, G. G., Beutler, A., Guzzo, C., Zhou, B., Dooley, L. T., ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of infliximab through 1 year in patients with psoriatic arthritis ( PsA) enrolled in the IMPACT 2 trial. Methods: In this double blind, placebo...

A prospective randomised multicentre study comparing continuous and intermittent treatment with celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip (2007)

Luyten, F. P., GEUSENS, Piet, Malaise, M., De Clerck, L., Westhovens, R., Raeman, F., ...

Objective: To compare the effects of continuous and intermittent celecoxib treatment in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis in flare. Methods: In this 24-week, prospective, randomised,...

Bone turnover and hip bone mineral density in patients with sarcoidosis (2007)

Heijckmann, A. Caroline, Huijberts, Maya S. P., De Vries, Jolanda, Van Der Veer, Eveline, Kruseman, Arie C. Nieuwenhuijzen, ...

Background and aim of the work: Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory T-cell-driven disease can also affect bone. We evaluated bone remodelling and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with...

Integrating a gender dimension into osteoporosis and fracture risk research (2007)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dinant, GeertJan

Background: Sex (referring to the strict biological sense) and gender (referring to the sociocultural dimension) are major determinants of health and disease. Objective: This review examines...

The safety of infliximab, combined with background treatments, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and various comorbidities: a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (2006)

Yocum, David, Han, John, Berman, Alberto, Strusberg, Ingrid, Geusens, Piet, ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of serious infections following 22 weeks of infliximab therapy, and to further characterize the safety profile of infliximab in combination with background treatments...

Sustained improvement in clinical measures of psoriatic arthritis in infliximab-treated patients: 1 year results from impact 2 (2006)

Kavanaugh, A., Antoni, C., Krueger, G. G., Gladman, D. D., Birbara, C., Boling, E., ...

Univ Calif San Diego, Div Rheumatol Allergy & Immunol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Toronto...

Modulation of biomarkers of inflammation and bone turnover and associations with bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients treated with infliximab (2006)

Visvanathan, S., Deodhar, A., Braun, J., VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Yan, S., Gathany, T., ...

Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Centocor Inc, Res & Dev, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Univ Hasselt,...

Reducing hip fractures in an at-risk, elderly population (2006)

Masud, T., GEUSENS, Piet, Barton, I., McClung, M.

Univ Derby, Dept Musculoskeletal Gerontol, Derby, DE22 1GB England. Univ Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Oregon Osteoporosis Ctr, Portland, OR...

Partial prevention of long-term femoral bone loss in aged ovariectomized rats supplemented with choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (2006)

Calomme, M., GEUSENS, Piet, Demeester, N., Behets, G., D'Haese, P., Sindambiwe, J., ...

Silicon (Si) deficiency in animals results in bone defects. Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA) was found to have a high bioavailability compared to other Si supplements. The effect of...

Etanercept and sulfasalazine, alone and combined, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite receiving sulfasalazine: a double-blind comparison (2006)

Combe, B., Codreanu, C., Fiocco, U., Gaubitz, M., GEUSENS, Piet, Kvien, T., ...

To compare the efficacy and safety of etanercept and sulfasalazine, alone and in combination, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite sulfasalazine treatment.Methods: A double-blind,...

Prevalence and annual incidence of vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (2006)

Feldtkeller, E., Vosse, D., GEUSENS, Piet

To evaluate the prevalence and annual incidence of clinically-manifest vertebral fractures among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Method: Coordinated by the Ankylosing Spondylitis...

The ratio of circulating osteoprotegerin to RANKL in early rheumatoid arthritis predicts later joint destruction (2006)

GEUSENS, Piet, Landewe, R., Garnero, P., Chen, D., Dunstan, C., Lems, W., ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that may result in debilitating joint deformities with destruction of bone and cartilage. Inflammation is still considered the pivotal...

Review and evaluation of the Dutch guidelines for osteoporosis (2006)

GEUSENS, Piet, Lems, W., Verhaar, H., Leusink, G., Goemaere, S., Zmierczack, H., ...

Rationale At the request of a Dutch governmental organization, a multidisciplinary group of osteoporosis experts in the Netherlands published in 2002 a guideline on case finding, diagnosis,...

Infliximab maintains a high degree of clinical response in patients with active psoriatic arthritis through 1 year of treatment: results from the IMPACT 2 trial (2006)

Kavanaugh, A., Krueger, G., Beutler, A., Guzzo, C., Zhou, B., Dooley, L., ...

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of infliximab through 1 year in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) enrolled in the IMPACT 2 trial.Methods: In this double blind, placebo controlled, phase III...

Positive effect of alendronate on bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on chronic treatment with low-dose prednisone: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (2006)

Lems, W., Lodder, M., Lips, P., Bijlsma, J., GEUSENS, Piet, Schrameijer, N., ...

Alendronate has been described to have a bone-sparing effect in patients treated with moderate and high dosages of prednisone for heterogeneous diseases, however no data are available on groups of...

Hip and non-spine fracture risk reductions differ among antiresorptive agents: Evidence from randomised controlled trials. (2006)

Liberman, U., Hochberg, M., GEUSENS, Piet, Shah, A., Lin, J., Chattopadhyay, A., ...

A number of antiresorptive agents reduce the risk of vertebral fractures, but few have shown consistent effects on hip and other non-spine fractures. Meta-analysis provides a more precise estimate...

Risk of new clinical fractures within 2 years following a fracture (2006)

Van Helden, S., Cals, J., Kessels, F., Brink, P., Dinant, G-J., GEUSENS, Piet

Introduction:Clinical fractures are associated with an increased relative risk of future fractures, but the absolute risk and timing of new clinical fractures immediately after a clinical fracture...

Clinical assessment of the long-term risk of fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2006)

Van Staa, T., GEUSENS, Piet, Bijlsma, J., Leufkens, H., Cooper, C.

Objective. To determine whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of fracture, and to estimate their long-term absolute fracture risk. Methods. We studied patients with...

A simple clinical score for estimating the long-term risk of fracture in post-menopausal women (2006)

Van Staa, T., GEUSENS, Piet, Kanis, J., Leufkens, H., Gehlbach, S.

Background: Simple tools are needed to identify patients at high risk of fracture. Aim: To develop a simple clinical tool for assessing 5-year risk of fracture. Design: Cohort study. Methods: The...

Determinants of hyperkyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. (2006)

Vosse, D., Landewé, R., GEUSENS, Piet, Mielants, H., Dougados, M., ...

Objective: To determine clinical and radiographic determinants of hyperkyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Methods: Spinal hyperkyphosis was assessed by occiput to wall distance (OWD) in...

The safety of infliximab, combined with background treatments, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and various comorbidities: A large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (2006)

Westhovens, R., Yocum, D., Han, J., Berman, A., Strusberg, I., GEUSENS, Piet, ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of serious infections following 22 weeks of infliximab therapy, and to further characterize the safety profile of infliximab in combination with background treatments...

Results of a 3-month randomized trial to examine week-by-week effects of monthly ibandronate on biochemical markers of bone resorption (2006)

Kung, AWC, Rovayo, R, GEUSENS, Piet, Walliser, J, Verbruggen, N, Shivaprakash, M, ...

Queen Mary Hosp, Hong Kong, Peoples R China. Cent Univ Ecuador, Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador. Univ Campus Gebouw C, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Hosp Angeles Pedregal, Padierna, Mexico. Merck & Co Inc, Brussels,...

Differing effects on hip and nonspine fracture risk reduction among N-containing bisphosphonates: Review and meta-analysis (2006)

Liberman, UA, Hochberg, MC, GEUSENS, Piet, Ross, PD

Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Sch Med, Felsenstein Med Res Ctr, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel. Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol & Clin Immunol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA....

Fractures, bone mineral density and bone turnover in a Dutch sarcoidosis population (2006)

Heijckmann, AC, Huijberts, MSP, De Vries, J, Wolffenbuttel, BHR, Drent, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Hosp Bernhoven, Oss, Netherlands. Med Psychol, Tilburg, Netherlands. Univ Groningen, Med Ctr, Groningen, Netherlands. Sarcoidosis Management Ctr,...

Clinical risk evaluation contributes to case finding and diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. (2006)

GEUSENS, Piet, Dumitrescu, B, Cloet, A, VANHOOF, Johan

Clin Hosp Dr I Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania. MSD, Brussels, Belgium. Univ Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Risk factors for falls within the first 3 months after a fracture. (2006)

GEUSENS, Piet, Helden, SV, Wyers, C, Dagnelie, PC, Pijpers, E, Willems, G, ...

Univ Hasselt Belgium, Acad Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Maastricht Univ, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Secondary osteoporosis in patients with a recent clinical fracture. (2006)

Dumitrescu, B, Von Helden, S, Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, A, Wyers, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Clin hosp, Bucharest, Romania. Univ Hasselt Belgium, Acad Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Sustained improvement in clinical measures of psoriatic arthritis in infliximab-treated patients: 1 year results from impact 2 (2006)

Kavanaugh, A., Antoni, C., Krueger, G. G., Gladman, D. D., Birbara, C., Boling, E., ...

Univ Calif San Diego, Div Rheumatol Allergy & Immunol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Toronto...

Modulation of biomarkers of inflammation and bone turnover and associations with bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients treated with infliximab (2006)

Visvanathan, S., Deodhar, A., Braun, J., VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Yan, S., Gathany, T., ...

Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Centocor Inc, Res & Dev, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Univ Hasselt,...

Reducing hip fractures in an at-risk, elderly population (2006)

Masud, T., GEUSENS, Piet, Barton, I., McClung, M.

Univ Derby, Dept Musculoskeletal Gerontol, Derby, DE22 1GB England. Univ Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Oregon Osteoporosis Ctr, Portland, OR...

Peripheral blood but not synovial fluid natural killer T cells are biased towards a Th1-like phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis (2005)

Linsen, Loes, Thewissen, Marielle, Baeten, Kurt, Somers, Veerle, Geusens, Piet, Raus, Jef, ...

Abstract Natural killer T (NKT) cells have been implicated in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control autoimmunity. However, their precise role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

Femoral neck trabecular microstructure in ovariectomized ewes treated with calcitonin: MRI microscopic evaluation (2005)

Zhao, Jenny, Geusens, Piet, Liao, Er-Yuan, Adriaensens, Peter, Gelan, Jan, ...

Ovariectomy induces deterioration of the trabecular structure in the femoral neck of ewes, as depicted by MR microscopic imaging. This structural deterioration is prevented by salmon calcitonin...

The effect of infliximab therapy on bone mineral density in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results from ASSERT (2005)

Deodhar, A, Han, J, Williamson, P, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Div Arthritis & Rheumat Dis, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Limberg Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Centocor Inc, Biostat,...

A simple score for estimating the long-term risk of fracture in patients using oral glucocorticoids (2005)

Van Staa, TP, Pols, HAP, De Laet, C, Leufkens, HGM, Cooper, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Background: Previous analyses of risk factors for glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis have focused on the estimation of relative rather than absolute fracture probability. Aim: To estimate risk...

Characteristics and performance of an immunosorbent assay for human matrix Gla-protein (2005)

Teunissen, KJF, Knapen, MHJ, Kwaijtaal, M, Van Diest, R, Ketteler, M, Vermeer, C, ...

Background: Matrix gammacarboxyglutamate (Gla)-protein (MGP) is a strong inhibitor of soft tissue calcification and is mainly produced by chondrocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)....

Treatment with infliximab is associated with "Major clinical response" in psoriatic arthritis patients treated with infliximab: Analysis of two double-blind placebo controlled trials. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Krueger, GG, Birbara, C, Halter, D, De Vlam, K, Zhou, B, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Worcester, MA USA. Houston Inst Clin Res, Houston, TX USA. Limburgs Univ...

Hip and nonspine fracture risk reductions differ among antiresorptive agents. Evidence from randomized controlled trials. (2005)

Liberman, UA, Hochberg, MC, Chattopadhyay, A, Ross, PD, GEUSENS, Piet

Tel Aviv Univ, IL-49100 Petah Tiqwa, Israel. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA.

Infliximab therapy results in sustained improvement in functional status and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis - Results from the IMPACT 2 study. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Antoni, C, Krueger, GG, De Vlam, K, Birbara, C, Beutler, A, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp Maastricht,...

Improvement in-clinical measures of psoriatic arthritis in infliximab-treated patients: 1 year results from IMPACT 2. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Antoni, CE, Krueger, GG, Gladman, D, Birbara, C, Boling, EP, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Toronto Western Hosp, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Univ...

Infliximab therapy results in sustained improvement in functional status and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis - Results from the IMPACT 2 study. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Antoni, CE, Krueger, GG, De Vlam, K, Birbara, C, Beutler, A, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp,...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of Aclasta in Paget's disease of bone in Belgium (2005)

Lecomte, P, Devogelaer, JP, Kaufman, JM, Goemaere, S, Engbersen, A, GEUSENS, Piet

Novartis Pharma, Vilvoorde, Belgium. Clin UCL St Luc, Brussels, Belgium. State Univ Ghent Hosp, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Univ Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

Peripheral blood but not synovial fluid natural killer T cells are biased towards a Th1-like phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis (2005)

LINSEN, Loes, THEWISSEN, Marielle, BAETEN, Kurt, SOMERS, Veerle, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, ...

Natural killer T (NKT) cells have been implicated in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control autoimmunity. However, their precise role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains...

Components of micro-architecture and bone density that contribute to biomechanical characteristics of bone. A study in ewe femora. (2005)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, J, Boonen, S, Azria, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ San Francisco, Dept Radiol, Osteoporosis & Arthritis Res Grp, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA....

Newer drug treatments: Their effects on fracture prevention (2005)

Geusens, P, Reid, D, GEUSENS, Piet

Drug treatment of osteoporosis is based on the knowledge of mechanisms of bone turnover and the manipulation of the cellular components of bone turnover in terms of recruitment, activation and...

VDR gene polymorphism and falls in the elderly. (2005)

Bischoff-Ferrari, HA, Conzelman, M, Staehelin, HB, Theiler, R, Dick, W, GEUSENS, Piet

Brigham & Womens Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Felix Platter Hosp, Basel, Switzerland. Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Triemli Hosp, Zurich, Switzerland. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Differences in exposure to stimulatory and inhibitory components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in patients with femoral neck versus trochanteric fracture (2005)

Boonen, S, Vanderschueren, D, Haentjens, P, Mohan, S, Baylink, DJ, Bouillon, R, ...

Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Ziekenhuizen, Ctr Metab Bone Dis, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div Geriatr Med, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Lab Expt Med &...

Effect of alendronate on the age-specific incidence of symptomatic osteoporotic fractures (2005)

Hochberg, M.C., Thompson, D.E., Black, D.M., Quandt, S.A., Cauley, J., GEUSENS, Piet, ...

Analyses of data from 3658 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis enrolled in the Fracture Intervention Trial showed that alendronate is effective in reducing the risk of symptomatic osteoporotic...

Impaired activation-induced telomerase activity in PBMC of early but not chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients (2005)

THEWISSEN, Marielle, LINSEN, Loes, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Although telomerase activity is important in normal immune function, it is unclear whether telomerase or telomerase (dys)regulation plays a role in the pathogenic immune response in autoimmune...

Premature Immunosenescence in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis Patients (2005)

THEWISSEN, Marielle, LINSEN, Loes, SOMERS, Veerle, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Patients with T-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases show immune system abnormalities that resemble the typical characteristics of autoimmune dysfunction described in the elderly. In addition, the...

Osteoporosis therapy: an example of putting evidence-based medicine into clinical practice (2005)

Hosking, D.J., GEUSENS, Piet, Rizzoli, R.

A major aim of evidence-based medicine is to assist clinical decision-making by providing the most current and reliable medical information. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are important tools...

Relationship between changes in BMD and nonvertebral fracture incidence associated with risedronate: Reduction in risk of nonvertebral fracture is not related to change in BMD (2005)

Watts, N.B., GEUSENS, Piet, Barton, I.P., Felsenberg, D.

Introduction: In untreated patients, low BMD correlates with increased fracture risk. Whether greater increases in BMD induced by anti-osteoporosis drugs are related to greater decreases in vertebral...

Hip bone mineral density, bone turnover and risk of fracture in patients on long-term suppressive L-thyroxine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (2005)

Heijckmann, A.C., Huijberts, M.S.P., GEUSENS, Piet, De Vries, J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R.

Objective: Untreated hyperthyroidism and treatment with high doses of thyroid hormone are associated with osteoporosis. However, their effect on bone turnover, their contribution to bone mineral...

Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (2005)

Dijkmans, B., GEUSENS, Piet, Sieper, J., DeWoody, K., Williamson, P., ...

Objective. The signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) respond inadequately to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs in quite a...

Femoral Neck Trabecular Microstructure in Ovariectomized Ewes Treated With Calcitonin: MRI Microscopic Evaluation (2005)

Jiang, Y., Zhao, J., GEUSENS, Piet, Liao, E-Y., ADRIAENSENS, Peter, GELAN, Jan, ...

Ovariectomy induces deterioration of the trabecular structure in the femoral neck of ewes, as depicted by MR microscopic imaging. This structural deterioration is prevented by salmon calcitonin...

The effect of infliximab therapy on bone mineral density in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results from ASSERT (2005)

Deodhar, A, Han, J, Williamson, P, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Div Arthritis & Rheumat Dis, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Limberg Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Centocor Inc, Biostat,...

A simple score for estimating the long-term risk of fracture in patients using oral glucocorticoids (2005)

Van Staa, TP, GEUSENS, Piet, Pols, HAP, De Laet, C, Leufkens, HGM, Cooper, C

Background: Previous analyses of risk factors for glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis have focused on the estimation of relative rather than absolute fracture probability. Aim: To estimate risk...

Characteristics and performance of an immunosorbent assay for human matrix Gla-protein (2005)

SCHURGERS, Jo, Teunissen, KJF, Knapen, MHJ, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Kwaijtaal, M, ...

Background: Matrix gammacarboxyglutamate (Gla)-protein (MGP) is a strong inhibitor of soft tissue calcification and is mainly produced by chondrocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)....

Treatment with infliximab is associated with "Major clinical response" in psoriatic arthritis patients treated with infliximab: Analysis of two double-blind placebo controlled trials. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Krueger, GG, Birbara, C, Halter, D, De Vlam, K, Zhou, B, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Worcester, MA USA. Houston Inst Clin Res, Houston, TX USA. Limburgs Univ...

Hip and nonspine fracture risk reductions differ among antiresorptive agents. Evidence from randomized controlled trials. (2005)

Liberman, UA, Hochberg, MC, Chattopadhyay, A, Ross, PD, GEUSENS, Piet

Tel Aviv Univ, IL-49100 Petah Tiqwa, Israel. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA.

Improvement in-clinical measures of psoriatic arthritis in infliximab-treated patients: 1 year results from IMPACT 2. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Antoni, CE, Krueger, GG, Gladman, D, Birbara, C, Boling, EP, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Toronto Western Hosp, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Univ...

Infliximab therapy results in sustained improvement in functional status and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis - Results from the IMPACT 2 study. (2005)

Kavanaugh, A, Antoni, CE, Krueger, GG, De Vlam, K, Birbara, C, Beutler, A, ...

Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Univ Utah, Hlth Sci Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp,...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of Aclasta in Paget's disease of bone in Belgium (2005)

Lecomte, P, Devogelaer, JP, Kaufman, JM, Goemaere, S, Engbersen, A, GEUSENS, Piet

Novartis Pharma, Vilvoorde, Belgium. Clin UCL St Luc, Brussels, Belgium. State Univ Ghent Hosp, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Univ Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

Peripheral blood but not synovial fluid natural killer T cells are biased towards a Th1-like phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis (2005)

LINSEN, Loes, THEWISSEN, Marielle, BAETEN, Kurt, SOMERS, Veerle, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, ...

Natural killer T (NKT) cells have been implicated in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control autoimmunity. However, their precise role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains...

Components of micro-architecture and bone density that contribute to biomechanical characteristics of bone. A study in ewe femora. (2005)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, J, Boonen, S, Azria, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ San Francisco, Dept Radiol, Osteoporosis & Arthritis Res Grp, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA....

Newer drug treatments: Their effects on fracture prevention (2005)

GEUSENS, Piet, Reid, D

Drug treatment of osteoporosis is based on the knowledge of mechanisms of bone turnover and the manipulation of the cellular components of bone turnover in terms of recruitment, activation and...

VDR gene polymorphism and falls in the elderly. (2005)

Bischoff-Ferrari, HA, Conzelman, M, Staehelin, HB, Theiler, R, Dick, W, GEUSENS, Piet

Brigham & Womens Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Felix Platter Hosp, Basel, Switzerland. Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Triemli Hosp, Zurich, Switzerland. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Differences in exposure to stimulatory and inhibitory components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in patients with femoral neck versus trochanteric fracture (2005)

Boonen, S, Vanderschueren, D, VENKEN, Koen, GEUSENS, Piet, Haentjens, P, Mohan, S, ...

Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Ziekenhuizen, Ctr Metab Bone Dis, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div Geriatr Med, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Lab Expt Med &...

Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in osteoporosis: a review (2004)

Sinaki, Mehrsheed, Geusens, Piet, Preisinger, Elisabeth, Minne, Helmut W

Measures of musculoskeletal rehabilitation play an integral part in the management of patients with increased fracture risk because of osteoporosis or extraskeletal risk factors. This article...

The cost-effectiveness of bone protection in patients using oral glucocorticoids. (2004)

Van Staa, TP, Leufkens, H, Pols, H, Cooper, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Procter&Gamble Pharmaceut, Egham, Surrey, England. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Utrecht, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Erasmus Univ, Med Ctr, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands....

The estimation of the 5-year probability of fracture in a general population of elderly women. (2004)

Van Staa, TP, Leufkens, H, Gehlbach, S, Cooper, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Procter & Gamble Co, Pharmaceut, Egham, Surrey, England. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Utrecht, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Univ Southampton, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England....

Ankylosing spondylitis and the risk of fracture. (2004)

Vosse, D, Cooper, C, Van Staa, TP, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Southampton Gen Hosp Unit, Med Res Council Environm Epidemiol, Southampton, Hants, England....

The safety and efficacy of infliximab in RA: 1-year results of a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with various comorbidities and background treatments as encountered in clinical practice. (2004)

Yocum, D, Wolfe, F, Rahman, MU, Han, J, Berman, A, Strusberg, I, ...

Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA. Natl Data Bank Rheum Dis, Wichita, KS USA. Centocor Inc, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Hosp Angel C Padilla, San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina. Ctr Reumatol Strusberg, Cordoba,...

Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial (ASSERT) (2004)

Dijkmans, B, Sieper, J, DeWoody, K, Williamson, R, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Free Univ Berlin,...

Clinical vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (2004)

Vosse, D, Feldtkeller, E, Erlendsson, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of clinically confirmed vertebral fractures (CVF) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. Coordinated by the Ankylosing...

Osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand mRNA expression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls (2004)

VANDER BORGHT, Ann, LINSEN, Loes, THEWISSEN, Marielle, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objective. To further understand the role of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANK-L) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we studied the levels of RANK-L and...

Fracture incidence after fragility fractures admitted to the hospital (2004)

Van Helden, SH, Bulstra, S, Brink, PRG, Koeyers, W, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Limburg, Acad Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Limburg, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

A cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women found an association between osteoporosis and past gastric surgery or oral corticosteroids (2004)

Van Der Voort, DJM, Dinant, GJ, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective: To determine the relationship between osteoporosis and the presence of specific and nonspecific medical conditions in postmenopausal women. To what, extent is this relationship useful in...

Efficacy and safety of four doses of lumiracoxib versus diclofenac in patients with knee or hip primary osteoarthritis: A phase II, four-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (2004)

Schnitzer, TJ, Beier, J, Hasler, P, Patel, SK, Senftleber, I, Gitton, X, ...

Objective. To compare the efficacy and tolerability of the novel cyclooxygenase 2-selective inhibitor lumiracoxib with placebo and diclofenac in osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Adults (n = 583) with...

Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in osteoporosis: A review (2004)

Pfeifer, M, Sinaki, M, Boonen, S, Preisinger, E, Minne, HW, GEUSENS, Piet

Measures of musculoskeletal rehabilitation play an integral part in the management of patients with increased fracture risk because of osteoporosis or extraskeletal risk factors. This article...

The lunar achilles as a screening tool for osteoporosis: Comparison with spine DXA (2004)

Poriau, S, De Keyser, F, GEUSENS, Piet

Locomotorisch Centrum, Sijsele Damme, Belgium. Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Alendronate produces greater effects than raloxifene on bone density and bone turnover in postmenopausal women with low bone density: results of EFFECT (EFficacy of FOSAMAX (R) versus EVISTA (R) Comparison Trial) International (2004)

Sambrook, PN, Ribot, C, Solimano, JA, Ferrer-Barriendos, J, Gaines, K, Verbruggen, N, ...

Objectives. Alendronate and raloxifene are antiresorptive agents with different mechanisms of action, each used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This study was undertaken to compare the...

Markers for type II collagen breakdown predict the effect of disease-modifying treatment on long-term radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2004)

Landewe, R, Boers, M, Lems, W, Koppele, JT, Garnero, P, ...

Objective. To investigate in a randomized clinical trial setting with an aggressive combination-therapy arm and a mild-monotherapy arm, whether therapy-induced changes in urinary C-terminal...

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and guidelines (2004)

GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp & LUC, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Performance of the OST risk tool for identifying men at risk of osteoporosis (2004)

Hochberg, MC, Adler, RA, GEUSENS, Piet

LUC, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maryland, Dept Med, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. McGuire VA Med Ctr, Richmond, VA USA.

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2004)

Alten, R, Rovensky, J, Sloan, VS, Krammer, G, Kralidis, G, Richardson, P, ...

A randomised, double-blind study was performed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients received lumiracoxib 200 mg once daily...

Risk factors for bone loss in women with early, active rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective study in the COBRA trial (2004)

Landewe, R, Garnero, P, Verhoeven, A, Boers, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, Univ Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Synarc, Mol Markers, Inserm Res Unit 403, Lyon, France. VU Univ, Med Ctr,...

Prevention of glucocorticoid osteoporosis: a consensus document of the Dutch Society for Rheumatology (2004)

De Nijs, RNJ, Lems, WF, Laan, RFJM, Struijs, A, Van Staa, TP, Bijlsma, JWJ, ...

Acad Ziekenhuis, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Centrum Slotervaartziekenhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Acad Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen,...

Effect of choline stabilized orthosilicic acid on bone density in ovariectomized rats. (2004)

Calomme, M, Sindambiwe, J, Cos, P, Vyncke, C, Vanden Berghe, D, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Antwerp, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. Bio Minerals Nv, Destelbergen, Belgium. Limburgs Univ Ctr, BIOMED, Limburg, Belgium.

The cost-effectiveness of bone protection in patients using oral glucocorticoids. (2004)

Van Staa, TP, Leufkens, H, Pols, H, Cooper, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Procter&Gamble Pharmaceut, Egham, Surrey, England. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Utrecht, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Erasmus Univ, Med Ctr, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands....

The estimation of the 5-year probability of fracture in a general population of elderly women. (2004)

Van Staa, TP, Leufkens, H, Gehlbach, S, Cooper, C, GEUSENS, Piet

Procter & Gamble Co, Pharmaceut, Egham, Surrey, England. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Utrecht, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Univ Southampton, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England....

Ankylosing spondylitis and the risk of fracture. (2004)

Vosse, D, Cooper, C, Van Staa, TP, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Southampton Gen Hosp Unit, Med Res Council Environm Epidemiol, Southampton, Hants, England....

The safety and efficacy of infliximab in RA: 1-year results of a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with various comorbidities and background treatments as encountered in clinical practice. (2004)

Yocum, D, Wolfe, F, Rahman, MU, Han, J, Berman, A, Strusberg, I, ...

Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA. Natl Data Bank Rheum Dis, Wichita, KS USA. Centocor Inc, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Hosp Angel C Padilla, San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina. Ctr Reumatol Strusberg, Cordoba,...

Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial (ASSERT) (2004)

Dijkmans, B, Sieper, J, DeWoody, K, Williamson, R, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Free Univ Berlin,...

Clinical vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (2004)

Vosse, D, Feldtkeller, E, Erlendsson, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of clinically confirmed vertebral fractures (CVF) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. Coordinated by the Ankylosing...

Osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand mRNA expression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls (2004)

VANDER BORGHT, Ann, LINSEN, Loes, THEWISSEN, Marielle, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objective. To further understand the role of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANK-L) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we studied the levels of RANK-L and...

Fracture incidence after fragility fractures admitted to the hospital (2004)

Van Helden, SH, Bulstra, S, Brink, PRG, Koeyers, W, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Limburg, Acad Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Limburg, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

A cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women found an association between osteoporosis and past gastric surgery or oral corticosteroids (2004)

Van Der Voort, DJM, Dinant, GJ, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective: To determine the relationship between osteoporosis and the presence of specific and nonspecific medical conditions in postmenopausal women. To what, extent is this relationship useful in...

Efficacy and safety of four doses of lumiracoxib versus diclofenac in patients with knee or hip primary osteoarthritis: A phase II, four-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (2004)

Schnitzer, TJ, Beier, J, Hasler, P, Patel, SK, Senftleber, I, Gitton, X, ...

Objective. To compare the efficacy and tolerability of the novel cyclooxygenase 2-selective inhibitor lumiracoxib with placebo and diclofenac in osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Adults (n = 583) with...

Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in osteoporosis: A review (2004)

Pfeifer, M, Sinaki, M, Boonen, S, Preisinger, E, Minne, HW, GEUSENS, Piet

Measures of musculoskeletal rehabilitation play an integral part in the management of patients with increased fracture risk because of osteoporosis or extraskeletal risk factors. This article...

The lunar achilles as a screening tool for osteoporosis: Comparison with spine DXA (2004)

Poriau, S, De Keyser, F, GEUSENS, Piet

Locomotorisch Centrum, Sijsele Damme, Belgium. Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Alendronate produces greater effects than raloxifene on bone density and bone turnover in postmenopausal women with low bone density: results of EFFECT (EFficacy of FOSAMAX (R) versus EVISTA (R) Comparison Trial) International (2004)

Sambrook, PN, Ribot, C, Solimano, JA, Ferrer-Barriendos, J, Gaines, K, Verbruggen, N, ...

Objectives. Alendronate and raloxifene are antiresorptive agents with different mechanisms of action, each used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This study was undertaken to compare the...

Markers for type II collagen breakdown predict the effect of disease-modifying treatment on long-term radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2004)

Landewe, R, Boers, M, Lems, W, Koppele, JT, Garnero, P, ...

Objective. To investigate in a randomized clinical trial setting with an aggressive combination-therapy arm and a mild-monotherapy arm, whether therapy-induced changes in urinary C-terminal...

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and guidelines (2004)

GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp & LUC, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Performance of the OST risk tool for identifying men at risk of osteoporosis (2004)

Hochberg, MC, Adler, RA, GEUSENS, Piet

LUC, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maryland, Dept Med, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. McGuire VA Med Ctr, Richmond, VA USA.

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2004)

Alten, R, Rovensky, J, Sloan, VS, Krammer, G, Kralidis, G, Richardson, P, ...

A randomised, double-blind study was performed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients received lumiracoxib 200 mg once daily...

Risk factors for bone loss in women with early, active rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective study in the COBRA trial (2004)

Landewe, R, Garnero, P, Verhoeven, A, Boers, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, Univ Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Synarc, Mol Markers, Inserm Res Unit 403, Lyon, France. VU Univ, Med Ctr,...

Prevention of glucocorticoid osteoporosis: a consensus document of the Dutch Society for Rheumatology (2004)

De Nijs, RNJ, Lems, WF, Laan, RFJM, Struijs, A, Van Staa, TP, Bijlsma, JWJ, ...

Acad Ziekenhuis, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Centrum Slotervaartziekenhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Acad Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen,...

Effect of choline stabilized orthosilicic acid on bone density in ovariectomized rats. (2004)

Calomme, M, Sindambiwe, J, Cos, P, Vyncke, C, Vanden Berghe, D, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Antwerp, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. Bio Minerals Nv, Destelbergen, Belgium. Limburgs Univ Ctr, BIOMED, Limburg, Belgium.

An exceptional radiographic presentation of bilateral insufficiency fractures of the proximal tibia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Landewe, S, Vandevenne, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Clin Res Ctr Bone & joint Dis, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Dept Radiol, Genk, Belgium. Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands.Geusens, P, Limburgs Univ...

High incidence of hepatotoxicity of isoniazid treatment for tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate or sulfasalazine and antitumour necrosis factor inhibitors (2003)

Vanhoof, J, Landewe, S, Van Wijngaerden, E, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Clin Res Ctr Bone & Joint Dis, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Internal Med Infect Dis, Louvain, Belgium. Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept...

Efficacy of Fosamax vs. evista comparison trial (effect-international): Results at 6 months (2003)

Sambrook, P, Keraudren, V, Gaines, K, Leung, A, Melton, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Royal N Shore Hosp, Sydney, NSW, Australia. LUC, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Merck & Co Inc, Whitehouse Stn, NJ USA.

Femoral neck mechanical quality and MR microscopic Imaging of a postmenopausal osteoporosis model in ewes treated with calcitonin. (2003)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, JJ, Lynch, JA, Ouyang, X, Azria, M, Genant, HK, ...

Univ Calif San Francisco, Osteoporosis & Arthrit Res Grp, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Novartis, Basel, Switzerland.

Serum levels of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-beta (RANK)-ligand (L) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) independently predict long-term radiographic progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2003)

Boers, M, Garnero, P, Landewe, R, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Free Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Synarc, Lyon, France. INSERM, F-69008 Lyon, France. Limburg Univ Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Greater increases in bone mineral density with alendronate compared to raloxifene: Results from effect-international (2003)

Sambrook, P, Ferrer-Barriendos, J, Ribot, C, Solimano, JA, Verbruggen, N, Gaines, K, ...

Biomed Res Inst LUC, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. CHU Toulouse Hop Rangueil, Toulouse, France. Inst Med Miraflores, Lima, Peru....

Clinical use of a simple risk tool can improve case-finding for osteoporosis (2003)

Pols, H, Melton, M, Hochberg, MC, Ross, PD, ...

Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Masstricht, NE USA. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA. Erasmus Med Ctr, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA.

Risk of gastrointestinal events with bisphosphonates: Rating the evidence (2003)

Rizzoli, R, Sambrook, P, Schnitzer, T, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Hosp Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Northwestern Univ, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.

Interaction between falls and clinical fractures. (2003)

GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. State Univ Limburg Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, NL-6201 BX Maastricht, Netherlands.

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a randomized double-blind study (2003)

Alten, R, Rovensky, J, Sloan, V, Krammer, G, Kralidis, G, Richardson, P, ...

Biomed Onderzoeksinst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Schlosspk Klin, Berlin, Germany. Narodni Reumatol Ustav, Piestany, Slovakia. Novartis Pharmaceut Corp, E Hanover, NJ USA. Novartis Pharma AG, Basel,...

Biochemical markers of joint tissue turnover in early rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Garnero, P, Landewe, R, GEUSENS, Piet

The progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease characterized by synovitis, cartilage degradation and bone erosion, is highly variable from patient to patient. New specific biological markers...

Double-blind comparison of etanercept and sulfasalazine, alone and combined in active RA patients (2003)

Codreanu, C, Combe, B, Fiocco, U, Gaubitz, M, Kvien, T, Pavelka, K, ...

Centrul Metodol Reumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Hop Lapeyronie, Serv ImmunoRhumatol, Montpellier, France. Polyclin Univ, Cattedra Reumatol, Azienda Clin Osped Padova, Padua, Italy. Polyclin Univ, Div...

An exceptional radiographic presentation of bilateral insufficiency fractures of the proximal tibia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Landewe, S, Vandevenne, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Clin Res Ctr Bone & joint Dis, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Dept Radiol, Genk, Belgium. Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands.Geusens, P, Limburgs Univ...

High incidence of hepatotoxicity of isoniazid treatment for tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate or sulfasalazine and antitumour necrosis factor inhibitors (2003)

Vanhoof, J, Landewe, S, Van Wijngaerden, E, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Clin Res Ctr Bone & Joint Dis, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Internal Med Infect Dis, Louvain, Belgium. Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept...

Efficacy of Fosamax vs. evista comparison trial (effect-international): Results at 6 months (2003)

Sambrook, P, Keraudren, V, Gaines, K, Leung, A, Melton, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Royal N Shore Hosp, Sydney, NSW, Australia. LUC, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Merck & Co Inc, Whitehouse Stn, NJ USA.

Femoral neck mechanical quality and MR microscopic Imaging of a postmenopausal osteoporosis model in ewes treated with calcitonin. (2003)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, JJ, Lynch, JA, Ouyang, X, Azria, M, Genant, HK, ...

Univ Calif San Francisco, Osteoporosis & Arthrit Res Grp, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Novartis, Basel, Switzerland.

Serum levels of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-beta (RANK)-ligand (L) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) independently predict long-term radiographic progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2003)

Boers, M, Garnero, P, Landewe, R, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Free Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Synarc, Lyon, France. INSERM, F-69008 Lyon, France. Limburg Univ Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Greater increases in bone mineral density with alendronate compared to raloxifene: Results from effect-international (2003)

Sambrook, P, Ferrer-Barriendos, J, Ribot, C, Solimano, JA, Verbruggen, N, Gaines, K, ...

Biomed Res Inst LUC, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. CHU Toulouse Hop Rangueil, Toulouse, France. Inst Med Miraflores, Lima, Peru....

Clinical use of a simple risk tool can improve case-finding for osteoporosis (2003)

Pols, H, Melton, M, Hochberg, MC, Ross, PD, ...

Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Masstricht, NE USA. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA. Erasmus Med Ctr, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA.

Risk of gastrointestinal events with bisphosphonates: Rating the evidence (2003)

Rizzoli, R, Sambrook, P, Schnitzer, T, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Hosp Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Northwestern Univ, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.

Interaction between falls and clinical fractures. (2003)

GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. State Univ Limburg Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, NL-6201 BX Maastricht, Netherlands.

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of lumiracoxib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a randomized double-blind study (2003)

Alten, R, Rovensky, J, Sloan, V, Krammer, G, Kralidis, G, Richardson, P, ...

Biomed Onderzoeksinst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Schlosspk Klin, Berlin, Germany. Narodni Reumatol Ustav, Piestany, Slovakia. Novartis Pharmaceut Corp, E Hanover, NJ USA. Novartis Pharma AG, Basel,...

Biochemical markers of joint tissue turnover in early rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Garnero, P, Landewe, R, GEUSENS, Piet

The progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease characterized by synovitis, cartilage degradation and bone erosion, is highly variable from patient to patient. New specific biological markers...

Double-blind comparison of etanercept and sulfasalazine, alone and combined in active RA patients (2003)

Codreanu, C, Combe, B, Fiocco, U, Gaubitz, M, Kvien, T, Pavelka, K, ...

Centrul Metodol Reumatol, Bucharest, Romania. Hop Lapeyronie, Serv ImmunoRhumatol, Montpellier, France. Polyclin Univ, Cattedra Reumatol, Azienda Clin Osped Padova, Padua, Italy. Polyclin Univ, Div...

Musculoskeletal effects of the recombinant human IGF-I/IGF binding protein-3 complex in osteoporotic patients with proximal femoral fracture: a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study (2002)

Rosen, Clifford, Sommer, Andreas, McKay, Malcolm, Rosen, David, ...

The administration of recombinant human IGF-I complexed with its predominant binding protein IGF binding protein-3 (rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3) may allow the safe administration of higher doses of IGF-I than...

A cross-sectional study of treated and untreated postmenopausal women using the IMMULITE (R) automated immunoassay system. (2002)

Vankrieken, L, Beukeveld, J, Schreurs, C, Dinant, GJ, Durham, AP, El Shami, AS, ...

Diagnost Prod Corp, Los Angeles, CA USA. Westfries Gasthuis, Klin Chem Lab, Hoorn, Netherlands. Univ Maastricht, Capaciteitgrp Hulsarisengeneeskunde, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Maastricht, Fac...

Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in a rheumatological outpatient practice (2002)

Declerck, K, VANHOOF, Johan, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective: To assess the prevalence and distribution of rheumatic diseases in a community based rheumatological outpatient practice. Methods: Rheumatological diagnoses of 3751 consecutive new and...

Skeletal benefits are maintained through 7 years of alendronate treatment (2002)

Weinstein, RS, Meunier, PJ, Bone, H, Tonino, RP, Ross, PD, Santora, A, ...

Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Cent Arkansas Vet Healthcare Syst, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Michigan Bone & Mineral Clin, Detroit, MI...

Dynamic T cell receptor clonotype changes in synovial tissue of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: Effects of treatment with cyclosporin A (Neoral (R)) (2002)

Vanderborght, A, De Keyser, F, De Backer, M, Malaise, M, Baeten, D, ...

Objective. To study T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire changes in synovial membrane over a 16 week period in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and to study the influence of cyclosporin A...

Receptor activator of the nuclear factor kappa-b ligand (RANKL) in the serum of patients with RA is strongly coupled to rheumatoid-factor presence, and predicts long-term radiologic progression. (2002)

Landewe, R, Dunstan, C, Gaenero, P, Boers, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands. Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA USA. INSERM, F-69008 Lyon, France. VU Univ Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A simple chart for evaluating risk of osteoporosis based on the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) (2002)

Pols, H, Siris, E, Hochberg, MC, Ross, PD, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Erasmus Univ, Med Sch, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10032 USA. Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD...

Risedronate reduces the risk of first vertebral fracture in osteoporotic women as soon as 1 year. (2002)

Heaney, R, Chesnut, C, Cros, M, GEUSENS, Piet, BOS, Kim

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Creighton Univ, Omaha, NE 68178 USA. Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceut,...

Osteoporosis and the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis (2002)

Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet

Osteoporosis is the result of an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. Currently, mainly drugs that inhibit bone resorption are available for the treatment of osteoporosis. A new...

Association of baseline levels of markers of bone and cartilage degradation with long-term progression of joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis - The COBRA Study (2002)

Garnero, P, Landewe, R, Boers, M, Verhoeven, A, Christgau, S, ...

Objective. The known risk factors for radiologic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not optimally discriminative in patients with early disease who do not have evidence of radiologic...

A placebo and active comparator-controlled trial of rofecoxib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (2002)

Truitt, K, Sfikakis, P, Zhao, PL, DeTora, L, Shingo, S, Lau, CS, ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of rofecoxib 25 mg and 50 mg once daily versus placebo and naproxen 500 mg twice daily in patients with RA. Methods: Eligible patients were...

Risedronate reduces the risk of first vertebral fracture in osteoporotic women (2002)

Heaney, RP, Zizic, TM, Fogelman, I, Olszynski, WP, Kasibhatla, C, Alsayed, N, ...

Risedronate treatment reduces the risk of vertebral fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures, but its efficacy in prevention of the first vertebral fracture in women with osteoporosis but...

Performance of risk indices for identifying low bone density in postmenopausal women (2002)

Hochberg, MC, Van Der Voort, DJM, Pols, H, Siris, E, Melton, ME, ...

Objective: To examine the ability of 4 published osteoporosis risk indices to identify women with low bone density. Subjects and Methods: Subjects included postmenopausal women 45 years and older...

The relationship among history of falls, osteoporosis, and fractures in postmenopausal women (2002)

Autier, P, Declerck, K, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, VANHOOF, Johan

Objective: To study the relative contribution of osteoporosis and falls to the occurrence of symptomatic fractures in postmenopausal women. Design: Retrospective survey of current osteoporosis in...

Effects of risedronate on risk of femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures (2002)

Adami, S, Bensen, WG, Miller, PD, Meunier, P, GEUSENS, Piet

LUC, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Ctr Osped Clin Valeggio, Valeggio Sul Mincio, Italy. McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Colorado Ctr Bone Res, Denver, CO USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon,...

Osteoporosis in clinical practice. One-year survey in a rheumatological unit (2002)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

LUC, BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a strong risk factor for vertebral fractures (2002)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

State Univ Limburg Hosp, NL-6201 BX Maastricht, Netherlands. LUC, BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Double-blind comparison of etanercept and sulfasalazine,alone and combined in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. (2002)

Combe, BG, Codreanu, C, Fiocco, U, Gaubitz, M, Kvien, TK, Pavelka, K, ...

H Lapeyron, Montpellier, France. C Metod Reumat, Bucharest, Romania. Clin Osp, Padua, Italy. Univ Munster, D-4400 Munster, Germany. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Dia Syk, Oslo, Norway. Inst...

Musculoskeletal effects of the recombinant human IGF-I/IGF binding protein-3 complex in osteoporotic patients with proximal femoral fracture: A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study (2002)

Boonen, S, Rosen, C, Bouillon, R, Sommer, A, McKay, M, Rosen, D, ...

The administration of recombinant human IGF-I complexed with its predominant binding protein IGF binding protein-3 (rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3) may allow the safe administration of higher doses of IGF-I than...

Interferon-gamma-induced calcium influx in T lymphocytes of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis patients: a complementary mechanism for T cell activation? (2002)

BUNTINX, Mieke, AMELOOT, Marcel, STEELS, Paul, JANSSEN, Paul, MEDAER, Rob, GEUSENS, Piet, ...

Autoreactive T lymphocytes are considered to play a crucial role in orchestrating a chronic inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and in the joints of...

A cross-sectional study of treated and untreated postmenopausal women using the IMMULITE (R) automated immunoassay system. (2002)

Vankrieken, L, Beukeveld, J, Schreurs, C, Dinant, GJ, Durham, AP, El Shami, AS, ...

Diagnost Prod Corp, Los Angeles, CA USA. Westfries Gasthuis, Klin Chem Lab, Hoorn, Netherlands. Univ Maastricht, Capaciteitgrp Hulsarisengeneeskunde, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Maastricht, Fac...

Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in a rheumatological outpatient practice (2002)

Declerck, K, VANHOOF, Johan, GEUSENS, Piet

Objective: To assess the prevalence and distribution of rheumatic diseases in a community based rheumatological outpatient practice. Methods: Rheumatological diagnoses of 3751 consecutive new and...

Skeletal benefits are maintained through 7 years of alendronate treatment (2002)

Weinstein, RS, Meunier, PJ, Bone, H, Tonino, RP, Ross, PD, Santora, A, ...

Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Cent Arkansas Vet Healthcare Syst, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Michigan Bone & Mineral Clin, Detroit, MI...

Dynamic T cell receptor clonotype changes in synovial tissue of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: Effects of treatment with cyclosporin A (Neoral (R)) (2002)

Vanderborght, A, De Keyser, F, De Backer, M, Malaise, M, Baeten, D, ...

Objective. To study T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire changes in synovial membrane over a 16 week period in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and to study the influence of cyclosporin A...

Receptor activator of the nuclear factor kappa-b ligand (RANKL) in the serum of patients with RA is strongly coupled to rheumatoid-factor presence, and predicts long-term radiologic progression. (2002)

Landewe, R, Dunstan, C, Gaenero, P, Boers, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands. Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA USA. INSERM, F-69008 Lyon, France. VU Univ Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A simple chart for evaluating risk of osteoporosis based on the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) (2002)

Pols, H, Siris, E, Hochberg, MC, Ross, PD, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Erasmus Univ, Med Sch, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10032 USA. Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD...

Risedronate reduces the risk of first vertebral fracture in osteoporotic women as soon as 1 year. (2002)

Heaney, R, Chesnut, C, Cros, M, GEUSENS, Piet, BOS, Kim

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Creighton Univ, Omaha, NE 68178 USA. Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceut,...

Osteoporosis and the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis (2002)

Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet

Osteoporosis is the result of an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. Currently, mainly drugs that inhibit bone resorption are available for the treatment of osteoporosis. A new...

Association of baseline levels of markers of bone and cartilage degradation with long-term progression of joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis - The COBRA Study (2002)

Garnero, P, Landewe, R, Boers, M, Verhoeven, A, Christgau, S, ...

Objective. The known risk factors for radiologic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not optimally discriminative in patients with early disease who do not have evidence of radiologic...

A placebo and active comparator-controlled trial of rofecoxib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (2002)

Truitt, K, Sfikakis, P, Zhao, PL, DeTora, L, Shingo, S, Lau, CS, ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of rofecoxib 25 mg and 50 mg once daily versus placebo and naproxen 500 mg twice daily in patients with RA. Methods: Eligible patients were...

Risedronate reduces the risk of first vertebral fracture in osteoporotic women (2002)

Heaney, RP, Zizic, TM, Fogelman, I, Olszynski, WP, Kasibhatla, C, Alsayed, N, ...

Risedronate treatment reduces the risk of vertebral fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures, but its efficacy in prevention of the first vertebral fracture in women with osteoporosis but...

Performance of risk indices for identifying low bone density in postmenopausal women (2002)

Hochberg, MC, Van Der Voort, DJM, Pols, H, Siris, E, Melton, ME, ...

Objective: To examine the ability of 4 published osteoporosis risk indices to identify women with low bone density. Subjects and Methods: Subjects included postmenopausal women 45 years and older...

The relationship among history of falls, osteoporosis, and fractures in postmenopausal women (2002)

Autier, P, Declerck, K, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, VANHOOF, Johan

Objective: To study the relative contribution of osteoporosis and falls to the occurrence of symptomatic fractures in postmenopausal women. Design: Retrospective survey of current osteoporosis in...

Effects of risedronate on risk of femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures (2002)

Adami, S, Bensen, WG, Miller, PD, Meunier, P, GEUSENS, Piet

LUC, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Ctr Osped Clin Valeggio, Valeggio Sul Mincio, Italy. McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Colorado Ctr Bone Res, Denver, CO USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon,...

Osteoporosis in clinical practice. One-year survey in a rheumatological unit (2002)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

LUC, BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Hosp, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a strong risk factor for vertebral fractures (2002)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

State Univ Limburg Hosp, NL-6201 BX Maastricht, Netherlands. LUC, BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Double-blind comparison of etanercept and sulfasalazine,alone and combined in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. (2002)

Combe, BG, Codreanu, C, Fiocco, U, Gaubitz, M, Kvien, TK, Pavelka, K, ...

H Lapeyron, Montpellier, France. C Metod Reumat, Bucharest, Romania. Clin Osp, Padua, Italy. Univ Munster, D-4400 Munster, Germany. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Dia Syk, Oslo, Norway. Inst...

Musculoskeletal effects of the recombinant human IGF-I/IGF binding protein-3 complex in osteoporotic patients with proximal femoral fracture: A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study (2002)

Boonen, S, Rosen, C, Bouillon, R, Sommer, A, McKay, M, Rosen, D, ...

The administration of recombinant human IGF-I complexed with its predominant binding protein IGF binding protein-3 (rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3) may allow the safe administration of higher doses of IGF-I than...

Risk of new vertebral fracture in the year following a fracture (2001)

Lindsay, Robert, Silverman, Stuart L., Cooper, Cyrus, Hanley, David A., Barton, Ian, Broy, Susan B., ...

Context: Vertebral fractures significantly increase lifetime risk of future fractures, but risk of further vertebral fractures in the period immediately following a vertebral fracture has not been...

Vitamin D receptor genotype in community-dwelling elderly men and women: Its relation to muscle strength results from the cross-sectional analyses of the baseline measurements of the AIMS-Study* *Alfacalcidol influence on muscle strength. (2001)

Dukas, L, Bischoff, HA, Thalmann, B, Binder, K, Monsch, AU, Boos, G, ...

Geriatr Univ Clin, Basel, Switzerland. Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Rheumatol Allergy & Immunol, Boston, Switzerland. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Limburg, Acad Hosp...

Identification of osteoprotegerin and osteoprotegerin-ligand in calcified atherosclerosic lesions (2001)

Dhore, C, Daemen, M, CLEUTJENS, J., GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, CARIM, Dept Pathol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Recovery from severe glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in an adolescent boy (2001)

Menten, J, Vosse, D, Vanhoof, J, GEUSENS, Piet

An 18-yr-old boy presented with extreme back pain as the result of multiple vertebral fractures. At age 16 he had developed a tumor of the mesencephalon. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was established...

The effect of alendronate on age-specific incidence of key osteoporotic fractures (2001)

Hochberg, M, Thompson, D, Black, D, Quandt, S, Cauley, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. Merck & Co Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065 USA. Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA. Wake Forest Univ, Winston Salem, NC 27109 USA. Univ Pittsburgh,...

Effect of risedronate on the risk of hip fracture in elderly women (2001)

McClung, MR, Miller, PD, Zippel, H, Bensen, WG, Roux, C, Adami, S, ...

Background: Risedronate increases bone mineral density in elderly women, but whether it prevents hip fracture is not known. Methods: We studied 5445 women 70 to 79 years old who had osteoporosis...

The autoimmune pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: Role of autoreactive T cells and new immunotherapies (2001)

VANDER BORGHT, Ann, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objectives: To review the role of T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and discuss the relevance of the components of the trimolecular complex (synovial T cells,...

Bone turnover, joint damage and bone mineral density in early rheumatoid arthritis treated with combination therapy including high-dose prednisolone (2001)

Verhoeven, AC, Boers, M, Koppele, JMT, Van Der Laan, WH, Markusse, HM, ...

Objectives. Exploration or bone metabolism changes at different levels of disease activity, both with and without oral corticosteroid therapy, and prediction of changes in joint damage and bone...

Performance of self-assessment risk indices for encouraging appropriate use of bone density measurements among postmenopausal women. (2001)

Siris, E, Pols, H, Byrnes, C, Turpin, J, Melton, M, Ross, P, ...

Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Erasmus Univ, Sch Med, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA.

Skeletal benefits are maintained through 7 years of alendronate treatment. (2001)

Weinstein, R, Meunier, PJ, Bone, H, Tonino, RP, Ross, PD, Santora, A, ...

Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Cent Arkansas Vet Healthcare Syst, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Michigan Bone & Mineral Clin, Detroit, MI...

Comparison of bone and total alkaline phosphatase and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate (2001)

Watts, NB, Jenkins, DK, Visor, JM, Casal, DC, GEUSENS, Piet

Alendronate therapy in osteoporotic women decreases bone turnover and increases bone mineral density (BMD). Optimal patient management should include verification that each patient is responding to...

Vitamin D receptor genotype in community-dwelling elderly men and women: Its relation to muscle strength results from the cross-sectional analyses of the baseline measurements of the AIMS-Study* *Alfacalcidol influence on muscle strength. (2001)

Dukas, L, Bischoff, HA, Thalmann, B, Binder, K, Monsch, AU, Boos, G, ...

Geriatr Univ Clin, Basel, Switzerland. Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Rheumatol Allergy & Immunol, Boston, Switzerland. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Limburg, Acad Hosp...

Identification of osteoprotegerin and osteoprotegerin-ligand in calcified atherosclerosic lesions (2001)

Dhore, C, Daemen, M, CLEUTJENS, J., GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, CARIM, Dept Pathol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Recovery from severe glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in an adolescent boy (2001)

Menten, J, Vosse, D, Vanhoof, J, GEUSENS, Piet

An 18-yr-old boy presented with extreme back pain as the result of multiple vertebral fractures. At age 16 he had developed a tumor of the mesencephalon. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was established...

The effect of alendronate on age-specific incidence of key osteoporotic fractures (2001)

Hochberg, M, Thompson, D, Black, D, Quandt, S, Cauley, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA. Merck & Co Inc, Rahway, NJ 07065 USA. Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA. Wake Forest Univ, Winston Salem, NC 27109 USA. Univ Pittsburgh,...

Effect of risedronate on the risk of hip fracture in elderly women (2001)

McClung, MR, Miller, PD, Zippel, H, Bensen, WG, Roux, C, Adami, S, ...

Background: Risedronate increases bone mineral density in elderly women, but whether it prevents hip fracture is not known. Methods: We studied 5445 women 70 to 79 years old who had osteoporosis...

The autoimmune pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: Role of autoreactive T cells and new immunotherapies (2001)

VANDER BORGHT, Ann, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objectives: To review the role of T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and discuss the relevance of the components of the trimolecular complex (synovial T cells,...

Bone turnover, joint damage and bone mineral density in early rheumatoid arthritis treated with combination therapy including high-dose prednisolone (2001)

Verhoeven, AC, Boers, M, Koppele, JMT, Van Der Laan, WH, Markusse, HM, ...

Objectives. Exploration or bone metabolism changes at different levels of disease activity, both with and without oral corticosteroid therapy, and prediction of changes in joint damage and bone...

Performance of self-assessment risk indices for encouraging appropriate use of bone density measurements among postmenopausal women. (2001)

Siris, E, Pols, H, Byrnes, C, Turpin, J, Melton, M, Ross, P, ...

Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Erasmus Univ, Sch Med, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Merck Res Labs, Rahway, NJ USA.

Skeletal benefits are maintained through 7 years of alendronate treatment. (2001)

Weinstein, R, Meunier, PJ, Bone, H, Tonino, RP, Ross, PD, Santora, A, ...

Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Cent Arkansas Vet Healthcare Syst, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA. Hop Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. Univ Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Michigan Bone & Mineral Clin, Detroit, MI...

Comparison of bone and total alkaline phosphatase and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate (2001)

Watts, NB, Jenkins, DK, Visor, JM, Casal, DC, GEUSENS, Piet

Alendronate therapy in osteoporotic women decreases bone turnover and increases bone mineral density (BMD). Optimal patient management should include verification that each patient is responding to...

Influence of VDR polymorphism on muscle strength in elderly men (2000)

Bischoff, HA, Dick, W, Theiler, R, Stahelin, HB, GEUSENS, Piet, MICHIELS, Luc

Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Limburg, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

A pooled data analysis on the use of intermittent cyclical etidronate therapy for the prevention and treatment of corticosteroid induced bone loss (2000)

Adachi, JD, Roux, C, Pitt, PI, Cooper, C, Moniz, C, Dequeker, J, ...

Objective. To conduct a pooled data analysis in a group of patients defined by sex, menopausal status, and underlying disease in order to examine the effect of intermittent cyclical etidronate in the...

Similar gastrointestinal side effects and endoscopic findings between risedronate and placebo-treated patients. (2000)

Hosking, D, Bockman, R, Glowinski, J, Moreland, L, Ernst, T, Smith, C, ...

City Hosp Nottingham, Nottingham, England. Hosp Special Surg, New York, NY 10021 USA. Ctr Hosp, Gonesse, France. Univ Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceut, Mason, OH USA. Univ...

High prevalence of vertebral deformities in hyperkyphosis of ankylosing spondylitis. (2000)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburg Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Influence of immobility on bone remodeling and muscle strength in elderly persons. (2000)

Bischoff, HA, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Harvard Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA.

Hormonal replacement therapy in the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (2000)

GEUSENS, Piet

Hypogonadism is a complication of glucocorticoid therapy. Postmenopausal women on glucocorticoids suffer more fractures than premenopausal women on glucocorticoids. The use of oral contraceptives has...

Vertebral wedging and spinal deformity in ankylosing spondylitis (2000)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, RAUS, Jef

Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Bone loss in early, active rheumatoid arthritis: Effects of corticosteroids, gender and menopausal status in the Cobra trial (2000)

Verhoeven, AC, Boers, M, Te Koppele, JM, Markusse, HM, ...

Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Univ Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands. TNO, Prevent &...

Decreased physical activity is related to increased bone resorption in healthy ambulatory elderly women, independent of vitamin D status (2000)

Declerck, K, Bischoff, H, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Basel, Dept Orthopaed Rheumatol & Geriatr, Basel, Switzerland.

Algodystrophy (2000)

Van Santen, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Algodystrophy is a clinical syndrome characterized by intense locoregional pain, vasomotor and trophic changes and delayed recovery, mostly occurring after trauma or surgery. The variety of...

Skewed T-cell receptor variable gene usage in the synovium of early and chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients and persistence of clonally expanded T cells in a chronic patient (2000)

Vandevyver, C, VANDER BORGHT, Ann, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objective. Autoreactive T cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We studied the T-cell receptor (TCR) V-gene repertoire in the blood and synovium of early and chronic...

Comparison of bone and total alkaline phosphatase and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate. (2000)

Watts, NB, Jenkins, DK, GEUSENS, Piet

Emory Univ, Sch Med, Atlanta, GA USA. Metra Biosyst, Mt View, CA USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Maastricht Univ, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Influence of VDR polymorphism on muscle strength in elderly men (2000)

Bischoff, HA, Dick, W, Theiler, R, Stahelin, HB, GEUSENS, Piet, MICHIELS, Luc

Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Limburg, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

A pooled data analysis on the use of intermittent cyclical etidronate therapy for the prevention and treatment of corticosteroid induced bone loss (2000)

Adachi, JD, Roux, C, Pitt, PI, Cooper, C, Moniz, C, Dequeker, J, ...

Objective. To conduct a pooled data analysis in a group of patients defined by sex, menopausal status, and underlying disease in order to examine the effect of intermittent cyclical etidronate in the...

Similar gastrointestinal side effects and endoscopic findings between risedronate and placebo-treated patients. (2000)

Hosking, D, Bockman, R, Glowinski, J, Moreland, L, Ernst, T, Smith, C, ...

City Hosp Nottingham, Nottingham, England. Hosp Special Surg, New York, NY 10021 USA. Ctr Hosp, Gonesse, France. Univ Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceut, Mason, OH USA. Univ...

High prevalence of vertebral deformities in hyperkyphosis of ankylosing spondylitis. (2000)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburg Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Influence of immobility on bone remodeling and muscle strength in elderly persons. (2000)

Bischoff, HA, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Harvard Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA.

Hormonal replacement therapy in the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (2000)

GEUSENS, Piet

Hypogonadism is a complication of glucocorticoid therapy. Postmenopausal women on glucocorticoids suffer more fractures than premenopausal women on glucocorticoids. The use of oral contraceptives has...

Vertebral wedging and spinal deformity in ankylosing spondylitis (2000)

Vosse, D, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, RAUS, Jef

Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Bone loss in early, active rheumatoid arthritis: Effects of corticosteroids, gender and menopausal status in the Cobra trial (2000)

Verhoeven, AC, Boers, M, Te Koppele, JM, Markusse, HM, ...

Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Univ Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands. TNO, Prevent &...

Decreased physical activity is related to increased bone resorption in healthy ambulatory elderly women, independent of vitamin D status (2000)

Declerck, K, Bischoff, H, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Maastricht Univ, Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Basel, Dept Orthopaed Rheumatol & Geriatr, Basel, Switzerland.

Algodystrophy (2000)

Van Santen, M, GEUSENS, Piet

Algodystrophy is a clinical syndrome characterized by intense locoregional pain, vasomotor and trophic changes and delayed recovery, mostly occurring after trauma or surgery. The variety of...

Skewed T-cell receptor variable gene usage in the synovium of early and chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients and persistence of clonally expanded T cells in a chronic patient (2000)

Vandevyver, C, VANDER BORGHT, Ann, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

Objective. Autoreactive T cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We studied the T-cell receptor (TCR) V-gene repertoire in the blood and synovium of early and chronic...

Comparison of bone and total alkaline phosphatase and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate. (2000)

Watts, NB, Jenkins, DK, GEUSENS, Piet

Emory Univ, Sch Med, Atlanta, GA USA. Metra Biosyst, Mt View, CA USA. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Maastricht Univ, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Changes in muscle strength in elderly women are related to vitamin D receptor polymorphism and calcium intake. (1999)

Boonen, A, Schoon, E, Declerck, K, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Perspectives on bone mechanical properties and adaptive response to mechanical challenge (1999)

Jiang, YB, Zhao, J, Rosen, C, Genant, HK, GEUSENS, Piet

The bones of the human skeleton serve a mechanical function besides providing a reservoir for calcium and hematopoietic homeostasis. When mechanically challenged, they usually respond and adapt;...

High prevalence of uncorrected non-skeletal risk factors for hip fracture in nursing homes. (1999)

Declerck, K, Vaes, G, Thone, L, Viaene, M, Wertelaers, A, Boonen, A, ...

Limburgs Univ Ctr, DWI, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. OSTEOLIMB Working Grp, Limburgerhof, Germany. Univ Maastricht, Dept...

Correction of high incidence of non-skeletal risk factors for fractures is associated with decreased hip fracture risk in nursing homes. A cross-sectional survey. (1999)

Bischoff, H, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Basel, Orthopad Klin, Basel, Switzerland.

Lack of association between estrogen receptor genotypes and bone mineral density, fracture history, or muscle strength in elderly women (1999)

Vandevyver, C, Declerck, K, Cassiman, JJ, Boonen, S, VANHOOF, Johan, STINISSEN, Piet, ...

The PvuII polymorphism of the estrogen receptor (ESR) gene and its relation to bone mineral density (BMD), fracture history, and muscle strength was studied in 313 postmenopausal (76 +/- 5 years)...

Identification of overrepresented T cell receptor genes in blood and tissue biopsies by PCR-ELISA (1999)

Vandevyver, C, VANDER BORGHT, Ann, VAN DER AA, Annegret, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

The analysis of T cell receptor variable (TCR V) gene repertoires in blood or tissues may provide important information when studying immunopathological mechanisms. The overexpression of a TCR gene...

Changes in muscle strength in elderly women are related to vitamin D receptor polymorphism and calcium intake. (1999)

Boonen, A, Schoon, E, Declerck, K, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Inst Biomed Res, DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Acad Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Acad Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Perspectives on bone mechanical properties and adaptive response to mechanical challenge (1999)

Jiang, YB, Zhao, J, Rosen, C, Genant, HK, GEUSENS, Piet

The bones of the human skeleton serve a mechanical function besides providing a reservoir for calcium and hematopoietic homeostasis. When mechanically challenged, they usually respond and adapt;...

High prevalence of uncorrected non-skeletal risk factors for hip fracture in nursing homes. (1999)

Declerck, K, Vaes, G, Thone, L, Viaene, M, Wertelaers, A, Boonen, A, ...

Limburgs Univ Ctr, DWI, Biomed Res Inst, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. OSTEOLIMB Working Grp, Limburgerhof, Germany. Univ Maastricht, Dept...

Correction of high incidence of non-skeletal risk factors for fractures is associated with decreased hip fracture risk in nursing homes. A cross-sectional survey. (1999)

Bischoff, H, GEUSENS, Piet

Limburgs Univ Ctr, Biomed Res Inst DWI, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Univ Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Univ Basel, Orthopad Klin, Basel, Switzerland.

Lack of association between estrogen receptor genotypes and bone mineral density, fracture history, or muscle strength in elderly women (1999)

Vandevyver, C, Declerck, K, Cassiman, JJ, Boonen, S, VANHOOF, Johan, STINISSEN, Piet, ...

The PvuII polymorphism of the estrogen receptor (ESR) gene and its relation to bone mineral density (BMD), fracture history, and muscle strength was studied in 313 postmenopausal (76 +/- 5 years)...

Identification of overrepresented T cell receptor genes in blood and tissue biopsies by PCR-ELISA (1999)

Vandevyver, C, VANDER BORGHT, Ann, VAN DER AA, Annegret, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, STINISSEN, Piet

The analysis of T cell receptor variable (TCR V) gene repertoires in blood or tissues may provide important information when studying immunopathological mechanisms. The overexpression of a TCR gene...

Risk assessment for osteoporosis using bone mineral density determination - A Belgian perspective (1998)

Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet

The availability of bone densitometry in daily clinical practice has revolutionized the capacity to detect osteoporosis, to estimate the risk of future fracture, and to select those patients who are...

Cyclical etidronate increases bone density in the spine and hip of postmenopausal women receiving long term corticosteroid treatment. A double blind, randomised placebo controlled study (1998)

Dequeker, J, Stalmans, R, Boonen, S, Joly, J, Nijs, J, GEUSENS, Piet, ...

Objective-To study the effect of cyclic etidronate in secondary prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis. Methods-A double blind, randomised placebo controlled study comparing cyclic...

Bone mineral density and biomechanical properties of spine and femur of ovariectomized rats treated with naproxen (1998)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, J, Genant, HK, Dequeker, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Prostaglandins have been reported to mediate the effects of ovariectomy on bone loss. We studied the effect of naproxen, an inhibitor of production of prostaglandins, on ovariectomy-induced bone...

Safety and efficacy of fluticasone and beclomethasone in moderate to severe asthma (1998)

Pauwels, RA, Yernault, JC, Demedts, MG, GEUSENS, Piet

There are still some concerns about the safety of high doses of inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS). We compared the safety and efficacy of fluticasone propionate (FP) and beclomethasone dipropionate...

Risk assessment for osteoporosis using bone mineral density determination - A Belgian perspective (1998)

Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet

The availability of bone densitometry in daily clinical practice has revolutionized the capacity to detect osteoporosis, to estimate the risk of future fracture, and to select those patients who are...

Cyclical etidronate increases bone density in the spine and hip of postmenopausal women receiving long term corticosteroid treatment. A double blind, randomised placebo controlled study (1998)

Dequeker, J, Stalmans, R, Boonen, S, Joly, J, Nijs, J, GEUSENS, Piet, ...

Objective-To study the effect of cyclic etidronate in secondary prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis. Methods-A double blind, randomised placebo controlled study comparing cyclic...

Bone mineral density and biomechanical properties of spine and femur of ovariectomized rats treated with naproxen (1998)

Jiang, Y, Zhao, J, Genant, HK, Dequeker, J, GEUSENS, Piet

Prostaglandins have been reported to mediate the effects of ovariectomy on bone loss. We studied the effect of naproxen, an inhibitor of production of prostaglandins, on ovariectomy-induced bone...

Safety and efficacy of fluticasone and beclomethasone in moderate to severe asthma (1998)

Pauwels, RA, Yernault, JC, Demedts, MG, GEUSENS, Piet

There are still some concerns about the safety of high doses of inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS). We compared the safety and efficacy of fluticasone propionate (FP) and beclomethasone dipropionate...

Quadriceps and grip strength are related to vitamin D receptor genotype in elderly nonobese women (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Osteoporotic fragility fractures are related to bone density and injury, which are both related to muscle strength, The influence of genetic factors, such as the vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism...

Age-associated endocrine deficiencies as potential determinants of femoral neck (type II) osteoporotic fracture occurrence in elderly men (1997)

Boonen, S, Vanderschueren, D, Bouillon, R, GEUSENS, Piet

Osteoporotic fractures, and especially hip fractures, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly men. Among other factors, a decline in bone mass has been identified as the major...

Osteoarthritis of the spine: Association with bone density in the hip, not with gene polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor or collagen-1. (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, Philippaerts, L, Mertens, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, ...

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,CENTRUM MENSELIJKE ERFELIJKHEID,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

Treatment with etidronate for men with idiopathic osteoporosis (1997)

Dequeker, J, Nijs, J, Joly, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,ARTHRIT & METAB BONE DIS RES UNIT,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.Geusens, P, LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DR L WILLEMS INST,UNIV CAMPUS,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Clonal expansion of mycobacterial heat-shock protein-reactive T lymphocytes in the synovial fluid and blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients (1997)

Celis, L, Vandevyver, C, Dequeker, J, Zhang, JW, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

Objective. To examine the reactivity pattern and T cell receptor (TCR) characteristics of mycobacterial heat-shock protein 65 (hsp65)-reactive T cells generated from paired synovial fluid (SF) and...

Long-term changes in bone mineral and biomechanical properties of vertebrae and femur in aging, dietary calcium restricted, and/or estrogen-deprived/-replaced rats (1997)

Jiang, YB, Zhao, HK, Genant, HK, Dequeker, J, GEUSENS, Piet

To study the long-term effect of aging, low calcium diet (LCD) and/or ovariectomy (OVX), and estrogen replacement therapy (+E) on rat bone quality of both trabecular and cortical bone, 150 female...

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women is not associated with type 1 collagen (COL-1A1 and COL-1A2) (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, PHILIPPAERTS, Linda, RAUS, Jef, GEUSENS, Piet

WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,CTR MENSELIJKE ERFELIJKHEID,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

Influence of the vitamin D receptor gene alleles on bone mineral density in postmenopausal and osteoporotic women (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Wylin, T, Cassiman, JJ, RAUS, Jef, GEUSENS, Piet

It is well established that genetic factors contribute to bone turnover and bone density, Evidence exists suggesting that a major part of this genetic influence may be due to polymorphisms in the...

Quadriceps and grip strength are related to vitamin D receptor genotype in elderly nonobese women (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, Boonen, S, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

Osteoporotic fragility fractures are related to bone density and injury, which are both related to muscle strength, The influence of genetic factors, such as the vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism...

Age-associated endocrine deficiencies as potential determinants of femoral neck (type II) osteoporotic fracture occurrence in elderly men (1997)

Boonen, S, Vanderschueren, D, Bouillon, R, GEUSENS, Piet

Osteoporotic fractures, and especially hip fractures, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly men. Among other factors, a decline in bone mass has been identified as the major...

Osteoarthritis of the spine: Association with bone density in the hip, not with gene polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor or collagen-1. (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, Philippaerts, L, Mertens, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, ...

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,CENTRUM MENSELIJKE ERFELIJKHEID,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

Treatment with etidronate for men with idiopathic osteoporosis (1997)

Dequeker, J, Nijs, J, Joly, J, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, RAUS, Jef

KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,ARTHRIT & METAB BONE DIS RES UNIT,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.Geusens, P, LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DR L WILLEMS INST,UNIV CAMPUS,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Clonal expansion of mycobacterial heat-shock protein-reactive T lymphocytes in the synovial fluid and blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients (1997)

Celis, L, Vandevyver, C, Dequeker, J, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, Zhang, JW

Objective. To examine the reactivity pattern and T cell receptor (TCR) characteristics of mycobacterial heat-shock protein 65 (hsp65)-reactive T cells generated from paired synovial fluid (SF) and...

Long-term changes in bone mineral and biomechanical properties of vertebrae and femur in aging, dietary calcium restricted, and/or estrogen-deprived/-replaced rats (1997)

Jiang, YB, Zhao, HK, Genant, HK, Dequeker, J, GEUSENS, Piet

To study the long-term effect of aging, low calcium diet (LCD) and/or ovariectomy (OVX), and estrogen replacement therapy (+E) on rat bone quality of both trabecular and cortical bone, 150 female...

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women is not associated with type 1 collagen (COL-1A1 and COL-1A2) (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Cassiman, JJ, PHILIPPAERTS, Linda, RAUS, Jef, GEUSENS, Piet

WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,CTR MENSELIJKE ERFELIJKHEID,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

Influence of the vitamin D receptor gene alleles on bone mineral density in postmenopausal and osteoporotic women (1997)

Vandevyver, C, Wylin, T, Cassiman, JJ, RAUS, Jef, GEUSENS, Piet

It is well established that genetic factors contribute to bone turnover and bone density, Evidence exists suggesting that a major part of this genetic influence may be due to polymorphisms in the...

Geometric characteristics of the proximal femur and hip fracture risk (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet

Geusens, P, LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DR L WILLEMS INST,CLIN RES CTR BONE & JOINT DIS,UNIV CAMPUS,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Effect of salmon calcitonin on femoral bone quality in adult ovariectomized ewes (1996)

Boonen, S, Nijs, J, Jiang, Y, Lowet, G, VanAuderkercke, R, Huyghe, C, ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intermittent calcitonin on femoral bone quality in adult ewes from the time of ovariectomy. Six months after the start of the experiment, bone...

Heterogeneity of bone loss and loss of muscle strength in elderly women. (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, MERTENS, Johan, RAUS, Jef

DR WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Detection of women at risk for osteoporosis in general practice. (1996)

Coppens, E, Autier, P, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DR WILLEMS INST,B-3610 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. INST JULES BORDET,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM.

Serum free testosterone correlates with cortical and trabecular bone density in elderly women. (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, VANDERVORST, Carine, RAUS, Jef, Vankrieken, L

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. DIAGNOST PROD CORP,LOS ANGELES,CA.

Oral alendronate induces progressive increases in bone mass of the spine, hip, and total body over 3 years in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (1996)

Devogelaer, JP, Broll, H, CorreaRotter, R, Cumming, DC, DeDeuxchaisnes, CN, Hosking, D, ...

To determine the effects of long-term daily oral alendronate sodium (ALN) on bone mass in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, 19 centers enrolled 516 postmenopausal women aged 45-80 gears with...

Geometric characteristics of the proximal femur and hip fracture risk (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet

Geusens, P, LIMBURGS UNIV CTR,DR L WILLEMS INST,CLIN RES CTR BONE & JOINT DIS,UNIV CAMPUS,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Effect of salmon calcitonin on femoral bone quality in adult ovariectomized ewes (1996)

Boonen, S, Nijs, J, Jiang, Y, Lowet, G, VanAuderkercke, R, Huyghe, C, ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intermittent calcitonin on femoral bone quality in adult ewes from the time of ovariectomy. Six months after the start of the experiment, bone...

Heterogeneity of bone loss and loss of muscle strength in elderly women. (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, MERTENS, Johan, RAUS, Jef

DR WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

Detection of women at risk for osteoporosis in general practice. (1996)

Coppens, E, Autier, P, GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan

LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DR WILLEMS INST,B-3610 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. INST JULES BORDET,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM.

Serum free testosterone correlates with cortical and trabecular bone density in elderly women. (1996)

GEUSENS, Piet, VANHOOF, Johan, VANDERVORST, Carine, RAUS, Jef, Vankrieken, L

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. DIAGNOST PROD CORP,LOS ANGELES,CA.

Oral alendronate induces progressive increases in bone mass of the spine, hip, and total body over 3 years in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (1996)

Devogelaer, JP, Broll, H, CorreaRotter, R, Cumming, DC, DeDeuxchaisnes, CN, Hosking, D, ...

To determine the effects of long-term daily oral alendronate sodium (ALN) on bone mass in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, 19 centers enrolled 516 postmenopausal women aged 45-80 gears with...

FEASIBILITY OF A TRANSPORTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE BONE-DENSITY IN PRIMARY-CARE SETTINGS (1995)

NIJS, J, DEQUEKER, J, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DR WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

NANDROLONE DECANOATE - PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC USE IN OSTEOPOROSIS (1995)

GEUSENS, Piet

The therapeutic profile on bone of nandrolone decanoate is that of inhibitor of bone resorption with temporary increase in bone formation, followed by an absence of suppression of bone formation,...

EFFECT OF PAMIDRONATE ON ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC AND NONSPECIFIC T-LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION (1995)

CELIS, L, ZHANG, J, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

DR L WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,B-3610 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

SHORT-TERM EFFECT OF FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AND BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN COMBINATION WITH SALMETEROL ON BONE-MINERAL DENSITY AND BONE TURNOVER IN MODERATE TO SEVERE ASTHMATICS (1995)

PAUWELS, RA, DEMEDIS, MG, YERNAULT, JC, OLBRECHT, J, GEUSENS, Piet

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. STATE UNIV GHENT,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM. CATHOLIC UNIV LEUVEN,B-3000 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM. UNIV LIBRE BRUXELLES,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-CLASS-II ASSOCIATION IN A BELGIAN POPULATION AND ITS CLINICAL-APPLICATION (1995)

SPAEPEN, M, GU, XX, VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

UNIV LOUVAIN,CTR HUMAN GENET,LOUVAIN,BELGIUM. DR L WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER GENES (TAP) POLYMORPHISMS AND GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS (1995)

VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

The association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HLA-DRB1 alleles indicates that at least one RA susceptibility gene is linked to the HLA class II region. Transporter associated with protein...

FEASIBILITY OF A TRANSPORTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE BONE-DENSITY IN PRIMARY-CARE SETTINGS (1995)

NIJS, J, DEQUEKER, J, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DR WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.

NANDROLONE DECANOATE - PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC USE IN OSTEOPOROSIS (1995)

GEUSENS, Piet

The therapeutic profile on bone of nandrolone decanoate is that of inhibitor of bone resorption with temporary increase in bone formation, followed by an absence of suppression of bone formation,...

EFFECT OF PAMIDRONATE ON ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC AND NONSPECIFIC T-LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION (1995)

CELIS, L, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef, Zhang, JK

DR L WILLEMS INST,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,B-3610 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

SHORT-TERM EFFECT OF FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AND BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN COMBINATION WITH SALMETEROL ON BONE-MINERAL DENSITY AND BONE TURNOVER IN MODERATE TO SEVERE ASTHMATICS (1995)

PAUWELS, RA, DEMEDIS, MG, YERNAULT, JC, OLBRECHT, J, GEUSENS, Piet

DR WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. STATE UNIV GHENT,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM. CATHOLIC UNIV LEUVEN,B-3000 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM. UNIV LIBRE BRUXELLES,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-CLASS-II ASSOCIATION IN A BELGIAN POPULATION AND ITS CLINICAL-APPLICATION (1995)

SPAEPEN, M, GU, XX, VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

UNIV LOUVAIN,CTR HUMAN GENET,LOUVAIN,BELGIUM. DR L WILLEMS INST,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.

PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER GENES (TAP) POLYMORPHISMS AND GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS (1995)

VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

The association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HLA-DRB1 alleles indicates that at least one RA susceptibility gene is linked to the HLA class II region. Transporter associated with protein...

T-CELL RECEPTOR-DELTA LOCUS POLYMORPHISM IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS (1994)

VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

In order to identify new susceptibility markers for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), we analysed the dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the T cell receptor delta locus (TCRD) in 65 RA patients and 99...

HLA CLASS-II AND T-CELL RECEPTOR-BETA CHAIN POLYMORPHISMS IN BELGIAN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - NO EVIDENCE FOR DISEASE ASSOCIATION WITH THE TCRBC2, TCRBV8 AND TCRBV11 POLYMORPHISMS (1994)

VANDEVYVER, C, GU, XX, SPAEPEN, M, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, PHILIPPAERTS, Linda, ...

Objectives-To investigate whether T-cell receptor (TCR) beta chain germline alleles, either alone or in combination with a particular HLA-genotype, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....

T-CELL RECEPTOR-DELTA LOCUS POLYMORPHISM IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS (1994)

VANDEVYVER, C, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, RAUS, Jef

In order to identify new susceptibility markers for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), we analysed the dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the T cell receptor delta locus (TCRD) in 65 RA patients and 99...

HLA CLASS-II AND T-CELL RECEPTOR-BETA CHAIN POLYMORPHISMS IN BELGIAN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - NO EVIDENCE FOR DISEASE ASSOCIATION WITH THE TCRBC2, TCRBV8 AND TCRBV11 POLYMORPHISMS (1994)

VANDEVYVER, C, GU, XX, SPAEPEN, M, CASSIMAN, JJ, GEUSENS, Piet, PHILIPPAERTS, Linda, ...

Objectives-To investigate whether T-cell receptor (TCR) beta chain germline alleles, either alone or in combination with a particular HLA-genotype, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....

Peripheral blood but not synovial fluid natural killer T cells are biased towards a Th1-like phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis

Linsen, Loes, Thewissen, Marielle, Baeten, Kurt, Somers, Veerle, Geusens, Piet, Raus, Jef, ...

Natural killer T (NKT) cells have been implicated in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control autoimmunity. However, their precise role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains...

Peripheral blood but not synovial fluid natural killer T cells are biased towards a Th1-like phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis

Linsen, Loes, Thewissen, Marielle, Baeten, Kurt, Somers, Veerle, Geusens, Piet, Raus, Jef, ...

Natural killer T (NKT) cells have been implicated in the regulatory immune mechanisms that control autoimmunity. However, their precise role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains...

Noninvasive diagnosis of ruptured peripheral atherosclerotic lesions and myocardial infarction by antibody profiling

Faber, Birgit C.G., Rousch, Mat, Van Doorn, Ruben, Hackeng, Tilman M., Vink, Cornelis, ...

Novel biomarkers, such as circulating (auto)antibody signatures, may improve early detection and treatment of ruptured atherosclerotic lesions and accompanying cardiovascular events, such as...

Efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib, a highly selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor, in the management of pain and osteoarthritis

Geusens, Piet, Lems, Willem

Lumiracoxib is a COX2 inhibitor that is highly selective, is more effective than placebo on pain in osteoarthritis (OA), with similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects as non-selective NSAIDs...

Evaluation of patients with a recent clinical fracture and osteoporosis, a multidisciplinary approach

Dumitrescu, Bianca, Van Helden, Svenjhalmar, Ten Broeke, Rene, Nieuwenhuijzen-Kruseman, Arie, Wyers, Caroline, Udrea, Gabriela, ...

The aetiology of osteoporotic fractures is multifactorial, but little is known about the way to evaluate patients with a recent clinical fracture for the presence of secondary osteoporosis.

Emerging treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis – focus on denosumab

Geusens, Piet

The pathway of the receptor activator of the nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL), RANK and osteoprotegerin (OPG) plays a central role in coupling bone formation and resorption during normal bone...

Genetic variation in the TNFRSF11A (RANK) gene contributes to the risk to develop sporadic Paget's disease of bone

Chung, P. Y. J., Beyens, G., Riches, P. L., Van Wesenbeeck, L., Jennes, K., Daroszewska, A., ...

[Chung, P. Y. J.; Beyens, G.; Van Wesenbeeck, L.; Jennes, K.; Van Hul, W.] Univ Antwerp, Dept Med Genet, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. [Chung, P. Y. J.; Beyens, G.; Van Wesenbeeck, L.; Jennes, K.; Van...

Spine radiographs to improve the identification of women at high risk for fractures

Netelenbos, J. C., Lems, W. F., GEUSENS, Piet, Verhaar, H. J., Boermans, A. J. M., Boomsma, M. M., ...

In women older than 60 years with clinical risk factors for osteoporosis but without osteoporosis based on bone mineral density (T-score a parts per thousand yenaEuro parts per thousand a'2.5), a...