Hand bone mineral density is associated with both total hip and lumbar spine bone mineral density in post-menopausal women with RA

Objective. RA is associated with localized bone loss in the hands, as well as generalized osteoporosis. We evaluated the relationship between hand digital X-ray radiogrammetry BMD (DXR-BMD) and total hip and lumbar spine BMD. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 138 post-menopausal women...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rheumatology (Oxford, England) England), 2010-03, Vol.49 (3), p.513-519
Hauptverfasser:	Desai, Sonali P., Gravallese, Ellen M., Shadick, Nancy A., Glass, Roberta, Cui, Jing, Frits, Michelle, Chibnik, Lori B., Maher, Nancy, Weinblatt, Michael E., Solomon, Daniel H.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorptiometry, Photon Age Factors Aged Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Bone Density - physiology Bone mineral density Clinical Science Cross-Sectional Studies Digital X-ray radiogrammetry Diseases of the osteoarticular system Epidemiologic Methods Female Hand bone loss Hip Joint - physiopathology Humans Inflammatory joint diseases Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology Medical sciences Metacarpal Bones - physiopathology Middle Aged Osteoarticular system. Muscles Osteoporosis Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease Postmenopause - physiology Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Rheumatoid arthritis Time Factors
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