Bone loss was evaluated in 118 patients with rheumatoid arthritis by measurement of the total width and marrow cavity of the second metacarpal bone. Both in men and women a significant increase in width of the medullary cavity could be demonstrated, probably due to bone loss at the endosteal surface
Effect of low dose corticoesteroids on bone mass in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by Pérez-Edo, L.; Maymó, J.; Lafont, A.; Condemines, J.; Rotés-Sala, D.; Carbonell, J.
- Book ID
- 123309800
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-3282
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