High Prevalence of Foot Insufficiency Fractures in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases.

Bjoern BühringNadine Al-AzemUta Kiltz Martin FruthIoana AndreicaDavid KieferStyliani TsiamiXenofon Baraliakos Jüergen Braun

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)

A high prevalence of foot fractures was found in MRI scans of patients with RMD, many without osteoporosis. MRI was more sensitive than radiographs to detect IF.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
postmenopausal women
magnetic resonance
oxidative stress
bone mineral density