Bone erosion in the 2nd metacarpophalangeal head: association with its bone mineral density by HR-pQCT in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Bone erosion in the 2nd metacarpophalangeal head: association with its bone mineral density by HR-pQCT in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease depicted by synovial inflammation leading to local and systemic bone loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate by a HR-pQCT (High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography) study which parameters are associa...

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Main Authors: Camille P. Figueiredo, Mariana O. Perez, Lucas Peixoto Sales, Ana Cristina Medeiros, Valeria F. Caparbo, Rosa M. R. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
HR-pQCT
Bone erosions
Periarticular bone loss
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-03992-5

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