O8 Cross sectional study to evaluate bone health in ankylosing spondylitis
โ Scribed by U Kumar; A Bhardwaj; V Srinivas; R Handa; AC Amini
- Book ID
- 117688927
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0973-3698
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## Summary Osteoporosis is a well recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study indicates that increased bone turnover, inflammation, and low vitamin D levels are important in the pathophysiology of AS-related osteoporosis, and that bone turnover markers (BTM) are valuable mark
## Abstract Serum uric acid (UA) is a strong endogenous antioxidant. Since oxidative stress has been linked to osteoporosis, we examined the association between serum UA levels and bone mineral density (BMD), prevalent vertebral and nonvertebral fractures, and laboratory measures such as calcitropi