Factors associated with changes in volumetric bone mineral density and cortical area in men with ankylosing spondylitis: a 5-year prospective study using HRpQCT.

Anna DemingerE KlingbergM LorentzonM HedbergH CarlstenL T H JacobssonH Forsblad-d'Elia

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)

The findings in this first longitudinal HRpQCT study in patients with AS strengthen the importance of controlling disease activity to maintain bone density in the peripheral skeleton.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
bone mineral density
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
postmenopausal women
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
body composition
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
middle aged
soft tissue
bone regeneration
chemotherapy induced