Bone mass in patients with rheumatoid ar
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Edvin Steen-Hansen; Bente Hove; JΓΆrg Andresen
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Article
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1987
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Springer
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English
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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