Psoriatic arthritis and its special features predispose not only for osteoporosis but also for fractures and falls

Abstract

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is the most common comorbidity in psoriasis, which can be observed in up to 30% of psoriatic patients with a population-level prevalence of around 0.1%. 1,2 Osteoporosis, which belongs to the most prevalent diseases in the developed world, afflict every other woman and every fifth man in the population over 50 years of age. 2 More patients are hospitalized with fractures resulting from osteoporosis (OP) than with myocardial infarction and stroke together. 3 Certain inflammatory rheumatic disorders are