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Can arthritis make your bones more likely to break?
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Not osteoarthritis: No, osteoarthritis does not increase your fracture risk. People with rheumatoid arthritis may have an increase in fracture risk secondary to the treatment if the patient has received chronic steroids. Chronic steroid use can negatively affect bone density and therefore decreasing the load to failure of bones.
Answered 6/16/2014
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