Prevalence and Factors of Osteoporosis and High Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Multicenter Comparative Study of Bone Mineral Density and the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

Prevalence and Factors of Osteoporosis and High Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Multicenter Comparative Study of Bone Mineral Density and the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

Background: We investigated the prevalence of and the factors associated with a high risk of osteoporotic fractures in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: This was a multicenter, retrospective study including 219 AS patients from five university hospitals; the control group wa...

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Main Authors: Ji-Won Kim, Sunghoon Park, Ju-Yang Jung, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Sang Tae Choi, Sung-Soo Kim, Sang-Hyeon Kim, Chang-Hee Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
ankylosing spondylitis
osteoporosis
osteoporotic fracture
bone mineral density
fracture risk assessment tool
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/10/2830

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