Emerging literature suggests that diet plays an important modulatory role in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) because diet is an environmental factor that affects inflammation, antigen …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized, among other factors, by systemic bone loss,
reaching~ 50% prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This is roughly a …

Objective. To investigate the relationship among focal bone erosions and bone mineral
density (BMD), 25 (OH) vitamin D (25OHD), and parathyroid hormone (PTH) values in …

Osteoporosis is a well-known extra-articular complication in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The
chronic corticosteroid treatment, the functional impairment associated with RA and the …

При интерпретации результатов определения МПКТ у больных РА следует иметь в
виду, что потеря костной массы может быть отражением как «процесса», так и …

The aging of Brazilian population has been well-documented. A longer time since
menopause, poor self-perception of health, and having arthrosis and balance problems are …

Objective To determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs) after 5 years of disease
activity score (DAS)-steered treatment in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to …

Objective To determine if metacarpal bone mineral density (mBMD) gain occurs in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If mBMD loss is driven by inflammation, we expect to find …

Lakey WC, Spratt S, Vinson EN, Gesty‐Palmer D, Weber T, Palmer S. Osteoporosis in lung
transplant candidates compared to matched healthy controls. Clin Transplant 2011: 25: 426 …

Background: Different perforation rates for cervical pedicle screws by disease are expected
in relation to bone quality and pedicle morphology; however, no report comparing pedicle …