Reduced bone mineral density in male rheumatoid arthritis patients: Frequencies and associations with demographic and disease variables in ninety-four patients in the Oslo county rheumatoid arthritis register
β Scribed by Glenn Haugeberg; Till Uhlig; Jan A. Falch; Johan I. Halse; Tore K. Kvien
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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## Abstract ## Objective To examine the occurrence of vertebral deformities in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the relationship between vertebral deformities and bone mineral density (BMD) and between vertebral deformities and clinical variables. ## Methods Lateral radiograph
Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been reported to be associated with bone loss during the first years of the disease. The magnitude of this problem after the initial years has not yet been evaluated. In the present study, the change in bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with recent-onset