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Relationship of bone mineral density with disease activity and functional ability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study

✍ Scribed by Simeon Grazio, Zvonko Kusić, Selma Cvijetić, Frane Grubišić…

Book ID
120779840
Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
187 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0172-8172

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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