Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis


Ulusoy H., Bilgici A., Kuru O., Sarica N., Arslan Ş., Erkorkmaz U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY-TURK ROMATOLOJI DERGISI, vol.25, no.1, pp.24-28, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY-TURK ROMATOLOJI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.24-28
  • Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis, bone mineral density, VERTEBRAL FRACTURES, BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS, BODY-COMPOSITION, OSTEOPOROSIS, MILD, MASS, SYNDESMOPHYTES, PREVALENCE, METABOLISM, ULTRASOUND
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This retrospective study was planned to determine the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).