Vertebral Deformities in Rheumatoid Arthritis | Zendy

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Vertebral Deformities in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author(s) -

Ragnhild Ørstavik,

Glenn Haugeberg,

Petter Mowinckel,

Arne Høiseth,

Till Uhlig,

Jan A. Falch,

Johan Halse,

Eugène McCloskey,

Tore K Kvien

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.4.420

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , osteoporosis , rheumatoid arthritis , bone mineral , population , cohort , corticosteroid , surgery , environmental health

Previous studies have shown an increased prevalence of osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the extent of osteoporotic fractures is not clarified. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of vertebral deformities in a representative, population-based cohort of female patients with RA with that in matched controls, and to examine the relationship between deformities and RA, bone mineral density (BMD), and corticosteroid use.

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