Osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis - prevalence, risk factors and methods of assessment

INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis can be a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but diagnosing spinal osteoporosis can be difficult since pathologic new bone formation interferes with the assessment of the bone mineral density (BMD). The aims of the current study were to investigate prevalence and...

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Main Authors: Klingberg, Eva, Lorentzon, Mattias, Mellström, Dan, Geijer, Mats, Göthlin, Jan, Hilme, Elisabet, Hedberg, Martin, Carlsten, Hans, Forsblad-d'Elia, Helena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446485/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22569245
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3833
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