The Effect of Disease Activity and Duration on Bone Mineral Density in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
β Scribed by Baykal, T.; Seferoglu, B.; Senel, K.; Altas, E.U.
- Book ID
- 125817791
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1094-6950
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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
## Objectives: To assess the differences in disease activity as measured by the bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (basdai) between patients with and without peripheral arthritis/enthesitis. to investigate whether scores on the basdai change by omitting the 2 questions on peripheral