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

Camille Pinto FigueiredoMariana O PerezLucas Peixoto SalesAna Cristina MedeirosValeria F CaparboRosa M R Pereira

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)

BMD of MCP head was independently associated with volume of bone erosion, suggesting that this parameter should be used to analyze and monitoring bone destruction, as well as to evaluate treatment response in RA patients.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
rheumatoid arthritis patients
end stage renal disease
disease activity
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
rheumatoid arthritis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
soft tissue
optic nerve
systemic lupus erythematosus