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Which measuring site in ankylosing spondylitis is best to detect bone loss and what predicts the decline: results from a 5-year prospective study

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown increased prevalence of osteoporosis and increased risk for vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine anterior-posterior (AP) projection may be difficult to interpret due to the liga...

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Autores principales: Deminger, Anna, Klingberg, Eva, Lorentzon, Mattias, Geijer, Mats, Göthlin, Jan, Hedberg, Martin, Rehnberg, Eva, Carlsten, Hans, Jacobsson, Lennart T., Forsblad-d’Elia, Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29216909
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1480-0